Don't need to show up to each class, however he does give quizzes in classes sometimes and cannot be made up. Some what unclear on few homework assignments you do receive.

Professor Frank Ortega is by far the best Professor I've had! I really enjoyed his class, learned a lot about sociology, and had an overall great experience. He is very funny and has amazing lectures. There's never any homework and the tests are very passable. I highly suggest anyone to take his class!

We take notes almost every day and have a group discussion while this happens, so people who are comfortable contributing to the discussion and offering their own experiences will thrive in this class, and if you don't want to talk, the presentations each class session are pretty clear and it never feels like anything is unexplained or cut short.

Great teacher. Lectures & note taking everyday. Easy grader as long as you contribute.

Mr Ortega is awesome, so clear in what he wants from you. Never gives any homework and only write one paper. Very understanding that you have a life outside of school. Gives a ton of extra credit. Definitely recommend taking his class

Ortega is a really great guy. Hes super understanding and respects all of his students. He pretty much lectures as you take notes all of class. Nothing too exciting but not boring either. Only complaint is that almost all of the work we were assigned came at the end of the semester. I felt a little over worked but overall it's a chill class

Frank ortega is so great!!! he is super nice and fun and i enjoyed his class. 6 essays and a interview paper. no final. He's sooo understanding and lenient but you learn a lot and makes you think outside the box. Not a hard class at all and I would so take him again!

He is seriously so amazing! So much extra credit and sometimes just showing up gets you extra credit. I got a 113% hes a great teacher.

Professor Ortega is so awesome and funny. He makes his class alive and made sure his students understand what he's saying. He is very considerate and understanding. Best professor eveeeeeer! Take his class and you will have a good semester!

Ortega is great and truly cares about his students. You can really act like yourself around him and speak your mind. The essay topics are more traditional, with topics about native americans and capitalism. He is really lenient with essay dates, which i personally don't like b/c i always turn my stuff in on time when others don't have to. Take him!

Ortega is a GREAT professor. He is so accommodating to students and is really understanding. Lectures are really interesting, but if students don't participate they will get boring and he will make you write. A few quizzes, but as long as you keep up with the reading and demonstrate understanding you will get full credit.

Professor Ortega cares about his students. His lectures are interesting, and he has a great sense of humor. Participation in class discussions are encouraged. I really admire his dedication to teaching. He has an open door policy, and is willing to help any student, if they are willing to help themselves. Socio. 120 & 122. I enjoyed both classes.

Great teacher of sociology. All of the students seem to appreciate his sense of humor. He makes this class very do-able and relatable. Attendance is not mandatory, although you will miss out on participation points occasionally. There are not many assignments. I thought this class was a breeze. Take Frank Ortega, you won't regret it.

funniest and best professor you can for at a JC. class wasn't always mandatory but i wanted to be there bc Frank is hilarious and makes you really interested in sociology. if you have the opportunity to take him, dont pass it up.

A class where you leave feeling a bit more intelligent than you did when you arrived. Great class discussions led by an enthusiastic, funny, and most importantly REAL professor who understands the complexities of student lives in and out of school. He expects you to participate, so come to class prepared to think. Highly recommended.

Ortega's a funny guy, and the class is pretty easy and straightforward. Would definitely recommend if you're looking to get some general ed out of the way and gain more insight in the course!

I took Prof Ortega my second to last semester at community college before I transferred and he was such a good professor. He made the class understandable and relatable to society currently. He cares about his students and is willing to work with them when they need help or time to work on something. His textbook was free which was nice .

Very fun professor, took him for Socio-120 as well. The one problem I had was that he based almost your entire grade off of 6 papers, but a very easy class in every other way and a cool professor.

Accomodating professor, passionate about his lectures. Helps out a lot, sympathetic with great teaching skills. Wrote six papers for the entire class, if you don't like writing, do not take 122. If you like writing and want an easy A, take 122 with him. He helps a lot and makes sense to people who do not understand material.

Super charismatic and interesting. Just make sure to show up.

Prof Ortega is an amazing guy. Hilarious dude. He tries to use lingos & jokes in class to keep it engaging. Prof. Ortega is so understanding that our schedules are hard so he rarely assigns HW. Quizzes here & there but they are w/ partners or take home. Hella extra credit. I have a 107% right now. Sociable outside class :) Easy A class.

Professor Ortega is awesome, he is very comprehensive of your schedule and tries to not make the lectures boring, they are a little heavy on notes but times fly by, because of his classes i became a Socio major! took socio 120 and 121

Professor Ortega is great ! He makes class enjoyable and fun. He's super chill and will let you turn in late work, gives extra credit, and will do anything to help you pass his class. Its an easy A, but he doesn't have much assignments and takes forever to grade them. For tests he lets you work with a partner.

Ortega is pretty chill. As long as you somewhat participate in class and read the articles he gives, you'll be fine. There is a paper due about every 3-ish weeks and he is VERY flexible with the due dates which is very helpful. I think the topics discussed in class had everyone thinking so it made it a very insiteful, cool class!

Professor Ortega was great. I loved his class. He is really passionate about what he does. This is an easy A class as long as you show up and try you will get an A. Would defiantly take again.

He is hella chill

Super easy class. I took it online while also taking calc, chem, and bio and I was still able to get an A. It did not take up much of my time during the semester. I would recommend it if you need to get a GE out of the way. Ortega is very nice and accessible over email. He goes out of his way to make sure everyone succeeds.

I took him over the summer and honestly, I think it may have been my easiest class so far. He grades based on how you understand the topic and if you did it. As long as you show that you know what youre doing, this should be an easy A for you as well. He also drops your lowest scores on quizzes and homework assignments at the end of the semester.

Highly rated Professor. Awesome teacher and an awesome person. 10/10 You won't regret taking his class

I took this class online over the summer and it was super easy. Easy A and he's super nice and smart. Definitely take this class.

Hes great just take him and youll love the lectures.

Really interesting professor and talks a lot about his personal life story. There is a quiz after every unit, a midterm and a final. Exams/quizzes are usually not difficult but he takes for. ever. to grade your work. There are also several in class personal response prompt questions to turn in. Overall pretty minimal.

Great professor!

This guy is great, super funny. No homework, just tests after a chapter is done. Book is online so you don't have to buy anything. Lenient on attendance, but does give out assignments to do in class. Two projects, but they aren't that bad. Laugh at his jokes and you'll do well.

Frank was a funny, nice, and unique teacher. I was lucky to be in the class I was in because we always got into fun, deep discussions that actually applied to our lives, even if it was off topic. Some assignments aren't as organized, but if you do what is assigned you should get a good grade. The tests can be a little difficult, but he helps.

amazing lectures, made the information very interesting. Would recommend going to class because he explains slides in much more depth than what he posts at the end of the unit. overall very interesting class and would recommend

This online class was incredibly easy and interesting. The course consisted of weekly assignments like a 2-page film analysis, 5 question quizzes, and discussion posts. No midterm or final, and only a final paper that's 4-5 pages long. Literally just do the work and you'll be set for an A! 10/10 would recommend any of his classes.

He is a very good professor, his teaching style allows you to relate and stay engaged in the class. He creates a friendly classroom setting and teaches with confidence. He doesn't assign homework, mostly classwork, and the big points from the exams.

I just completed Intro to Social Problems online summer class. The class was designed around our everyday problems in society, including, poverty, generational wealth, and BLM. The textbook was free, and we used an online version. It wasn't a ton of reading, but you will be writing 1-2 page papers. Wasn't difficult, and he is a great instructor.

I took both socio 121&122. Free online textbooks and materials. Lots of papers, but he gives lots of different options for the prompts. He's very understanding of student's other priorities and accepted my papers late for full credit. He gives dry online lectures, but the actual topics and material is very interesting.

It felt like he definitely had some trouble adapting to the asynchronous class structure this year, but Ortega really does care about his students. If you're the kinda person to shrug off a bad test grade or essay critique and keep going, his classes are probably not for you. When you meet with him, he will readily explain what you misunderstood.

Personally, he was a good professor. Do the work and you pretty much get full credit. He didn't lecture at all, but we had to read the class textbook every week. Quizzes and homework are assigned every week, they're based off the textbook. I took his synchronous class so not sure what his in person class would look like.

Easiest class but also educational and social relevance. Good man.

Professor Ortega was great, he often doesn't explain his teachings so you have to ask lots of questions in in order to learn and get good information. He doesn't give good feedback unless you ask him. This whole class was based off of 6, 1000 word papers. He is not very strict on deadlines so you can turn things in late for full credit.

Easy A if you do the work. You won't learn anything. Not accessible outside of class (will never respond to emails) and he takes weeks to grade assignments. Assignments aren't hard, but definitely read the txtbooks to do them. Assignments are google slides due every 2 weeks followed by midterm essay and final essay. My essays ranged about 8-10 pgs.

I found the class to be easy. Professor really tried to have students engage. If you attend class and read the readings, it's an easy A.

Professor Ortega is great! He is very interactive with the class and he cares a lot about his students. He is always very welcoming and kind. He wants everyone to succeed! He is always willing to work with students. If you need more time for an assignment, let him know! There were mostly writing assignments, but they are doable!

I absolutely loved Professor Ortega's class. Since it was a summer class, everything was condensed and fast-paced but the information given was SO interesting. If you put in the work and try your best, you'll pass. There is one midterm essay+presentation and one final video project, discussion boards, quizzes, film assignments, etc. 100% recommend!

His lectures are interesting and engaging. He is a pretty chill guy, and usually gives out simple projects every week or so. He often forgets to post things, though. The final test that he gave out was a take-home exam paper, and it wasn't too bad. Be sure to do well in the easy projects, because those are super important for your grade.

This class has only about six papers, a minimum of 1000 words, and a few discussion posts. He won't answer your emails and will grade until the end of the semester. I recommend Dr. Ortega if you want something easy.

Prof Ortega is a great teacher who is not too tough on grading, if you want an easy class take him, but make sure you do your assignments and follow the grading criteria and you will pass the class (: p.s he grades assignments until the end of the semester so be patient !

His assignments aren't heavy, but he does assign like 3 assignments the very last week of the semester, which wasn't the best thing with other finals. Accepts late work, as long as you get it in by the end of the semester, he'll give full credit. Makes many dad jokes throughout lectures. Just try in his class and you'll get an A