Reviews of professor Collin Ellis

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. E is hands down the best professor at SMC! He genuinely cares about his students and provides the tools and support necessary to succeed beyond the classroom. He gives amazing lectures, always giving his students the opportunity to earn extra credit points on exams. Anatomy is a challenging course but Dr. E makes the material engaging and fun!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took him because a friend of mine took him during the pandemic when the class was online and did alright in the class. He races through his lectures like its a marathon, its very difficult to keep up. He also puts things that were not clearly covered in the class onto his exams. In person the class is way harder than it was online.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Ok the good thing about this class is he doesn't have quizzes like all the other instructors, however his exams are difficult and they include both multiple choice and essay-like portions. This was my only class and I've had tons of free time and even then I struggled. His exams are difficult, however his final is insane compared to normal exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Had Dr E for general (ana1) and advanced (ana2) anatomy, organized, clear verbally and in writing on expectations/requirements, provided everything including test prep material, lectures give disease and pharm correlations to understand the meds and drugs we will deal with, standards are high for ana1, it is for those becoming clinicians. Does care

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Extremely poor written communication skills. Poor verbal communication skills. Lecutres contain lots of extraneous & misleading material. The course is chaotic. I worked a lot harder to get my grade, and I learned a lot less than I could have. He has a nilistic philosophy and he made a few references to personal drug and alcohol use.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Ellis gives his students a lot of warnings beforehand about the difficulty of this class. It is your choice if you want to stay or take a prerequisite first. It is an extremely difficult course that is lecture-heavy. You need to be detailed in your lab write-ups to achieve maximum points. He is open to helping his students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Difficult class, this instructor doesn't make it any easier. You have to read the book for the info in lecture to make any sense, the book is extremely dense and he is not clear about whats going to be on exams. He's also a harsh grader for his lab assignments, ducts points for lack of detail, etc.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I graduate from the nursing program next month. I took Dr. E's class more than 2 years ago, and it is still one of the best classes I've ever taken. I was able to build such a strong foundation in phys, and that was key to my success in nursing school. It is a HARD subject. But if you show up, and study hard, you'll have a great experience!