Cedric Jennings
Student Development - Northern Virginia Community College (all campuses)
4.6
Quality2.6
Difficulty97%
Would Retake165
Reviews97%
Would Retake
165
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What Students Say
“Hands down the best SDV Professor Nova has”
SDV100 - 5.0 rating“He is a friendly and helpful professor”
SDV100 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
86%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.35 avg changeRatings by Course
SDV100
4.6
(165)Difficulty by Course
SDV100
2.6
Reviews (165)
He's not bad, acceptable for taking since this course's mandatory. But the course itself is useless and waste of time. Too much homework for such a course. Skipping classes won't automatically withdraw you, but attendance worth points. He gives many extra points. Keeping you busy but not very tough.
Professor Jennings was a trip! His humor made lectures fun, and although the course is mandatory and the material is dull, he manages to makes it fun!
Professor Jennings can be very firm and direct, but he is fair and reasonable. An excellent instructor !
This professor is amazing at teaching the material
Great professor who knows what he's talking about. Fair and understanding to all matters.
Great speaker and informative
Proffesor was great !
He's a great instructor
Did give great feedback and always made the class fun even when he isn't trying. Overall great person.
He is an amazing professor. He really cares for his students, very honest, an honor to be in his class.
Professor Jennings was clear about his expectations and enthusiastic about the materials. The class wasn't my cup of tea but I respect Prof. Jennings for presenting the material in an accessible and interesting way.
Professor Jennings gives interactive lectures and is easy-going and respectable and keeps the class interesting.
Enjoyed the class learned a lot . Glad to have had him for a teacher.
Professor Cedric Jennings is a really awesome instructor, every lecture was interesting,educational as well as fun. A solid choice for a professor.
Do the work and submit in blackboard. Its a pretty straightforward class. They syllabus reflects the work 100%. The professor was enthusiastic, and kept the lectures light and interesting
He is a good teacher and you need to work hard to earn the grades. Besides that he is a very nice teacher.
Very great individual. Explains everything to the understanding of everybody. Does not take anything personal. Would recommend his classes to everybody.
Professor Jennings did a great job at teaching, I really learned a lot from him, and would recommend him to all other students.
I got diffirent knowledge from this class. The teacher was nice and helpful.
Niec also make sure you pass this class The work he give are not hard
Awesome professor, easy A
This professor is ready to address your problems constructively. He is really good
Overall he is good.
Good professor.
Good Teacher.
More homework than anticipated but it's definitely doable
Professor is nice. It's mandatory to show up to every class. If you do the work and show up to class you're guaranteed the A.
He cares.
I don't believe SDV should be a mandatory class. However, professor Jennings did a good job of keeping the students engaged.
I recommend professor Jennings to everyone
Participating was very important, homework was average amount, clear grading material & cares about the students who put in the work!
Fun, always excited and looked forward to going to his class
He is a good profesor. You have to do all the assignments and work for it.
Extremely energetic and made my first college class fantastic.
Professor Jennings is fabulous! A great teacher that really cares about his students. He has a great sense of humor and runs an engaging class.
He is very knowledgeable on the subject. I wouldn't change a thing about how he instructs his class.
In all honesty, professor Jennings is one of a kind! I've always believed in his abilities ever since I met him. His teaching skills are incredible, and he's always there for his students. He's always fair concerning class work and homework. He gives wonderful feedback, and is always honest! Please take him, you will certainly not regret it!
Good teacher
Coming into this course I expected very little to know actual work and just lecture after lecture. Professor Jennings ended up making me work for a good grade, but as a result I learned substantially more than I had predicted I would.
I really like to be his student again if I had a chance.
Tough but willing to help. Knowledgeable and engaging. He is a great communicator.
He is good, and there weren't any pop quizzes.
Prof Jennings was very informative and his communication skills are exceptional. He engages the class in multiple different ways, somtimes his class ends before you really want it to. There is however one con with professor Jennings, he is strict and by-the-book; which is actually his job.
He is by far the best I have had so far. I would love it if he can teach all my classes.
Mr jennigs is a very dedicated professor and is helpful to his students
One of the best teacher in this major. He helped me to be successful. I learned many things in his class. I don't feel bored and I wait his class every week. He did not take the later homework.
Isatified
Great teacher really fun and engaging
The best teacher ever
Professor Jennings is very good at delivering his message and lecturing... Just make sure you turn in your homework on time and you will do fine.
Great and nice professor that likes teaching his class. Will always remind us to do our assignments and have them turned in.
Professor Jennings was a great teacher really wish he taught other classes i definitely would take him again and recommend him to others.
Professor Jennings is an awesome teacher, just wish I had opened up earlier obviously in class..
useful class and great professor
Professor Jennings was an okay professor. I'd take his classes again.
Professor Jennings is a dedicated to his job and he will push you to be successful. He is strict on his classroom policies such as not turning in late homework. Overall, he will help you, explain, as well as advice.
The Best Professor
He is cool. I enjoyed his class and will recommend him.
Thank you for valuable information
Show up in every class and do all your assignments. You will get A
My professor for this semester was a nice and understanding sort of professor. He was accepting of everyone who participated in the class and did not judge others based on various things that commonly get judged. He was an excellent professor in his field of work. I am very glad to have known him and to have been a part of his class.
Very engaging professor.
Easy class. The instructor is nice as hell. Hoorah
Excellent instructor, extremely professional!
Engaging, caring, good guy
He's super easy. Extra credit for perfect attendance. Don't do your assignments in 10 minutes and you'll most likely get a 100. He's a pretty easy grader as long as you've made it clear you aren't half-assing it. Lectures were chill.
Lots of homework but easy A if you do it all and turn it in on time. He does NOT accept any late work for any reason.
Awesome professor , would take another course with him !!!
Professor Jennings is a great professor! Attendance in his classes is incredibly important because if you miss a class it will affect your grade. No late work is accepted so turn in your homework on time!Professor Jennings is always willing to help his students and help them succeed! If you apply attend class, and do the work you You will do great!
Great teacher!
Professor Jennings is very professional, but still friendly. Participation is key in his class. Everything is submitted online and is very easy to access. If you come to class and follow the syllabus, you'll be good to go. The most important thing is to do your homework.
Professor Jennings is always on time and prepared to teach the class. He is ready to help if you need him. He is very fair on giving grades.
Prof. Jennings is a fun and a caring instructor. Although he's very nice, he expects you to do the work on time. Submitting your work late will not sit well with Prof. Jennings.
Do not take a class with this professor. He does not provide timely feedback but he expects students to submit everything on time. He cancels his own classes because he doesn't "feel like" teaching on holidays, even if the college is open. He is very inflexible. For a college skills course, he is very unaccommodating and unsupportive.
I am so glad I took this course. I learned so much from Professor Jennings. He's funny and gave me a lot useful things to think about. He's super nice. I would take him again. We need more teachers like Professor Jennings at NOVA.
Great class! Great professor!!
I learned a lot. I love Professor Jennings teaching style. I wish he taught other classes at NOVA. I would take them.
i worked hard for my A and it was worth it. this class made me a better student
Great professor. He gives clear instructions on what he expects from his students. You must attend class and do all the homework given.
Fantastic professor who is extremely genial and engaging with the class!
very organized
Caring, wants you to pass class, funny, relates the material to real world topics, clear grading criteria
He's a decent and knowledgeable proffession
No late work or extra credit! Except perfect attendance. Clear grading. Good amount of hw, but easy if you follow directions. Loved his class!
Professor gives all assignments on blackboard for the length of the course, minus the final. Wish he taught more classes at NOVA. Recommend this professor to all.
Wonderful teacher! With his educational background, he is the ideal teacher for this course. I wish I had taken it before now.
GOOD GUY. REALLY WORKS WITHT THE STUDENTS
I could say so much ,know that Professor Jennings met me where I was ,he has a passion for teaching in this he challenged and I really found myself pushing for success, he is a motivator, funny ,kind and most of all he wasn't a know it all Professor everyone in class was given opportunity. THANK YOU PROFESSOR JENNINGS!!!!!!!!!
He is great. He made this class interesting, enjoyable and worth coming to. I definitely thought that this course was going to be a waste of my time and VA benefits, but it was the exact opposite. He made the class interactive and encourages everyone to share their opinions and welcomes new ideas. He is just genuinely interested in your success!
He is smart but calmness about him
Very helpful with a great attitude all the time. Perfect environment to study and complete all the assignments. I want to thank him for making this class possible for me. Thank you and God bless you.
Professor Jennings ain't nothing but the truth. I LOVE HIM!! I wish there were more professors like him
The professor kept students engaged and spoke clearly.
He is a great professor. Take him .. easy A
He is a nice professor to take a class with. Funny.
He really wants people to pass his class and pass in life. Hard working teacher.
Odd assignment due dates. Assignments are due the night after the lecture. You can potentially get a better grade by waiting til the last minute because he will change or "specify" parts of the rubirc in class.
Cool professor, was funny and really energetic in his lectures, definitely kept me awake while other teachers could not. One time I turned in an assignment in the wrong folder and it was totally my fault. Professor Jennings decided to grade it anyways without penalizing me for submitting the wrong assignment in the wrong folder. Awesome professor!
The in class portion is easy, but you will have to do a whole lot of out of class assignments that take a lot of time out of your day
I really enjoyed his class, he is very active.
I really enjoyed taking SDV100 with professor Jennings. He has a great sense of humor and is wonderful explaining the classes. Be prepared to do a lot of reading and homework in this class. It is pretty easy to obtain an A in this class as long as you complete all the homework on time. You won't regret taking this class with professor Jennings.
I wish if I could have him again in the future.
He was a good teacher very good at explaining and helping me understand
I liked how the class was more life lesson rather then reading/learning something that we already know.
Just participate and be active in every aspect, itll be easier that way.
Great teacher so much learned.
I think he was a great professor. Taught us a lot of the material and was overall a great professor for a first year college student.
He showed that he cared about class and subject
Great teacher, funny, and wants you to learn!
Great teacher !
Very knowledgeable.
He is a great professor to have, just don't skip the homework!
I really enjoyed the class. I believe that the teacher is a really good professor because he explains the class very well and I did not need to look for other resources than my book and notes. I highly recommend this teacher to any student who wants to learn and be inspired by this professor.
He was very kind
he's cool
Great professor, helps out all students that are struggling. Very fair
Summarizes lectures, quick class.
Very down to earth, inspirational teacher that wants the best for his students. He is likeable and i enjoyed being in his class.
Well learned, fun dynamic inspirational professor.
His class is interesting and amazing
He was a good and fair professor!
Professor Jennings is a wonderful person who really cares about his students and applies real life lessons into his lectures. He is very sweet, funny and very inspirational.
Mr. Jennings is a very easy going teacher.
very good professor,
Professor Jennings is an interesting teacher. Although my time in his class is minimal he still manages to teach and get his point across through his lessons by his power points and homework. He is a real delight and I would definitely want to be in his class again.
Great professor. Professor Jennings is fair, serious about assignment due dates but thats expected from adults. Great professor all around.
His class is the last class that I took to complete my degree and I have to say that I saved the best for last. Hes an awesome Professor. He kept the class very interesting.
I enjoyed the lectures; and Professor Jennings kept the entire classes attention. He is a great teacher!
I really liked the professor and the class. After taking this class I feel that I will be ready to take on whatever challenges college hades to offer.
Subject expert, well prepared and excellent class lectures. Very good at setting up the expectations ,friendly and provides valuable guidance and feedback. An awesome professor!
Awesome professor, very interactive and keeps the mood light. All in all a good class.
Professor Jennings was inspirational and a go-to professor that cares about his students.
Time fly in his class
Great professor, thank you for everything
Easy class and interesting.
Good lectures. Fun questions to answer. Just keep up on the homework and you're good to go.
Very Good Professor
He is a friendly and helpful professor. I would like to thank him for all his efforts.
He's pretty laid back and I learned a lot from him.
I personally love the way he teaches, stress free, very helpful
Could not ask for better professor
Great professor, very engaging with the class
you';ll work hard but hes fair and will help you. just do the work and you'll be ok in his class
Good online teacher, helpful , will respond to you asap.
I think it' funny how he recommends emailing him for further instructions. There's really no point in emailing him for he'll wait till the entire course is over to grade. I took his online 8-week course and sent him a couple emails for help, have I gotten a reply back? Nope. Don't take his class. He's a tough grader and for what. It' an SDV class.
decent teacher kinda tough grade. hes helpful just do the work on time and u should be good. i learned that that hard way
He lays everything out about the class online. I was able to get the work done easily on my own. I loved that he posted video announcements for the class. they were helpful. He's a tough grader, but I learned a lot.
decent teacher; not sure why we have to take this class but at least he nmakes it easy to do the work on yur own
Okay teacher. Tough but fair. Strict deadlines. If you do the work and submit it on time, you should be fine. Not a hard class at all.
Good professor. I appreciate his advice.
Thanks for your great feedback! very helpful.
Thank you for your dedicated teaching this semester, specifically your help with the final project. I have thoroughly enjoyed this course.
Professor Jennings is a dedicated and committed teacher. He clearly cares about his students and gives them every opportunity to succeed in his class. Read his instructions, do the work, ask questions and you will do well in his class.
I took Professor Jenning's online 8-week course. There are assignments & discussion boards due every week which are easy but time consuming. He provides a rubric for every assignment so you know what he expects. However, the final was completed with a lockdown browser and kinda hard. But he is very nice and grades assignments within two weeks.
Took professor Jennings as a 7 week online course. Very easy to understand material and makes very clear from the get go what is expected from you. He does offer extra credit at the end of the course which was much needed to keep me at an A. Fair warning, the final exam is through a lockdown browser and supervised via webcam.
Hands down the best SDV Professor Nova has. I would recommend taking Mr. Jennings for any other courses he teaches, as he is very easy to reach outside of class, and gives a manageable workload, and also gives out many opportunities for extra credit as he does not accept ANY work past the due date. Very professional and engaging professor!
it was an accelerated course, pretty easy. he reminds you every week what's due which was nice. just do the work. i recommend. absolutely noooo late work tho
The professor runs a tight ship, but the work is manageable. Engaging lectures, clear expectations, and plenty of extra credit help balance the difficulty. unstuck AI was a lifesaver for study prep.
Very organized and very communicative; you know what you have to do and when you have to do it by without any confusion. There's a good amount of reading but it's just to help you complete the quizzes. The final exam is pretty much a culmination of the quizzes so as long as you did the readings/ activities (which aren't that many) you'll be fine.
No late work whatsoever, learn from my mistakes. Also, submit assignments early just in case there is a complication.
Very glad he was my professor. He seemed to genuinely care about his students and make sure they pass. As long as you put in effort, you will pass.
I took his 7-week class over the summer. He sends out weekly announcements clearly stating what to do, and all the assignments were easy and straightforward just make sure you get them in on time other than that there's nothing else to worry about the class is an easy A with the exam even being open note. Great professor definitely recommend.
Professor Jennings is very communicative in grading, he provides templates and rubrics on what he's looking for. I appreciate that he leaves a comment on every thing he grades. He does not accept late work BUT he does do extra credit opportunities and his SDV class is not assignment heavy. overall i would definitely recommend taking him again.
The course and the teacher was great. I took his online class and it was really organized and he offered A LOT of extra credit, so definitely take his class if you want a guaranteed A. He also did announcements pretty often to keep everyone updated.
super easy just manage ur time properly, easy grader too
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
86%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.35 avg changeRatings by Course
SDV100
4.6
(165)Difficulty by Course
SDV100
2.6