Reviews of professor Elias Portales

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I am in the process of submitting a complaint towards this professor with the chair of the department here at SJCC. He is a biased grader Im assuming, and he gives no feedback or no grade updates on assignments through canvas. He ghosted me after every message I sent him. He didn't give the chance 4 me to improve my grade the whole semester.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The entire semester, only 3 of my assignments were graded. Assignments were SUPER easy so I assumed I passed with an A. Final grades showed up and my grade went down??? I never got the chance to improve because I didn't know what to improve on!! Contacted him multiple times but nothing. I learned nothing in this class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Going to class was very important because that's when he would give lectures, lectures were long and there was much homework, he just needed to make things clearer about what we needed to submit in advance.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mr. Portales is an Ok professor. I am taking him again this semester. His lectures are long and thorough but you actually learn a lot. The only downside is that when I took AJ10 he didn't post any assignments after week 3, and when I attempted to reach out to him he never answered at all. Somehow I ended up getting a B but I only did 3 assignments

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
POLSC-001 Says assignments will be graded within 2-3 days of the due date, waits 12 weeks anything. Course was asynchronous w/ no dates or times, but would send out info on guest speakers after 9pm the evening prior with no information on when. Doesn't keep up with his own syllabus. Assignments irrelevant to course reading.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Portales is a decent professor at best. He had good lectures, but my complaint is his grading or lack of grading. My grade was on hold as an F for weeks during the semester because he could not grade in time. My grade suffered from an A to a C due to his negligence. I contacted him several times in person and virtually. Avoid him if you can.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Portales is a really good professor. He is clear with all the assignments and care about you.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Decent professor. It's mostly just reading and writing. He sucks at communication and can improve there. He's a nice professor, but make sure you hold him accountable for the lack of commutation if you decide to take him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Grades slow and doesn't update grade until last week of class even though the class was four months long. Assignments are easy but he makes his own grading system and doesn't explain how he will grade you. Final grade is off of his judgment of you. Popcorn calls on student and didn't even turn on his camera on Zoom. Doesn't answer emails quickly.