VERY CONDESCENDING AND BITTER. SAYS THAT HE WILL HELP YOU, BUT WHEN YOU ASK FOR IT MAKES A POINT OF MAKING FEEL BAD FOR ASKING IT.

Proff. requires full time studying- Test questions repeat on the exams cause confusion- Skips around in chapters, which also evolves towards Bio II- ** Suggestion- in order to complete class, a student must dedicate more than 15 hours per week study time... Lec & Lab exams include a recalling all struc. & fuc. on all living matter & how they intact

Likes to play games to prove how superior he is to all of us lowly undergrads. Not a nice man. If you can memorize the textbook, you will be fine... do not trust him when he says something wont be on the test. Expect 'gifts' like extra essay/short answer announced as the test is passed out.

He is incredibly arrogant & not helpful. He thinks if u can't get what he says u must be an idiot. Sour demeanor, and seems to hate teaching. If you want no life take him. Word to the wise, if you take this class on this campus he sets up the lab particles- so if you have him for lab or not you gotta take his tests for that portion of the class :/

It doesn't matter how much you study, you will still make no higher than a C on the tests. His test questions are so hard. Even though you know the material he words it so that you don't know what the answer is. Half the class dropped after the first test.

Aliaga was the worst teacher Ive ever had. He teaches 1st yr bio as if youre in 4th & going to be a biologist. Tests are impossibly difficult, class ave was 54. He tells you @ the beginning of the semester hes going to try & make you fail, hes not helpful in the least, & hes rude to top it off. The class has 0 homework & tests impossible to pass.

Hardest teacher ever. Very hard to follow. Put in a lot of effort and only got a C. My average was about a 78.6.

I'm planning to major in biology. However, this professor was completely discouraging. We would come to class and he would say, "I look at you guys and I can just say none of you are going to pass". It was really discouraging to hear that everyday, especially after studying for so long for his class and showing up and him saying that.

I feel bad, because he could be a nice guy outside of teaching...but he taught this course with no passion or desire for passing information to his students. He made it clear in the beginning that he didn't care if anyone passed-and after studying every night for hours I decided that it just wasn't worth having a teacher that didn't give a crap. Yo

I did the rating above, that was for James Wilson teaches BIO 1408-9 TCCNW. Aliaga was a very bad proffesor,cares less about the students and very discouraging.He is hard to follow and rude. Half the class failed. He is horrible. I needed 0.8 to pass and he didnt even give me that. What a horrible experience. I passed thanks to James Wilson!

He is the cousin of the chairman of the Board of seletion that is why he is still traumatizing the students some of whom have become a mental wreck.There is no merit rule and punishment for such freaks.

HORRIBLE TEACHER JUST HORRIBLE!! DO NOT TAKE HIM. HE IS A GOOD SCIENTIST BUT VERY VERY BAD TEACHER! DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY ON THIS TEACHER!! took him during the summer, he hated teaching and had a bad attitude. makes non funny jokes all the time. hard test and are very different from his teachings (lectures/labs).

VERY BAD TEACHER!! AND HE HAS A ATTITUDE WHEN YOU ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATERIAL HE GIVES OUT! DONT TAKE HIS CLASS!

I had the highest grade in both his lec and lab and only ended up with an 88 for my final grade, and i worked VERY hard for that. He is very confusing, and he never prepared me for a test, a lot of times i'd have to have my test grade corrected because he realized HIS answer on the test was wrong. He was also insulting, on multiple occasions

A thorough understanding of the material and good study habits won't help you one bit here- nothing makes him happier than failing students... Also, disorganized!!! There are 5 of us left (out of forty) and the highest grade in the class is a C. Yes, it's that bad. STAY AWAY!!!!!!

So many reasons NOT to take this professor.Patronising, demeaning, unhelpful, and unclear. I consider my time in his class a waste and wish I had taken the online course for all the good he was.

Waste of time! He is one of the worst teachers I have ever had. He could care less if you pass or fail.

This class was such a disappointment. I love Biology but this was HARD! Lecture was a waste of time because you don't understand anything he says. Unless you are just super smart and care about cells, take someone else!

I wish I would have read the reviews before I chose his class. Extremely hard and he is not a professor I would recommend to anyone!! Please take heed and chose another teacher ! Only 16% of the students in my class are passing.

Aliaga doesn't really teach. He more or less just stands up there and spews biology without explaining rhyme or reason and then expects you to be proficient. He seems to take a lot of pride in showing students how stupid they are compared to how intelligent he is. Almost any professor would be better.

Aliaga is the worst professor I've ever had. I dropped his class after the first week because he was more interested in spewing his cranky opinions than teaching. For the week that I suffered through I learned absolutely nothing. There's no way you can make an A when all he does is read from the power points. TAKE DR. KINGETER!!!

I have taken A&P I&II and Microbiology before I took Aliaga's freshman bio 1 class, and made A's and B's in those classes. Aliaga is the worst professor for you biology majors. His exams are not at all close to the exams of other biology professors. I have taken hard classes before and busted my ass and it paid off. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!!!

He is the worst teacher ever he's awful trust me and I'm a straight a student if you love yourself and your future please don't take him you'll end up regretting it and frustrated trust me.

Worst teacher of all time, will bash on you for no reason if you don't know the material you will look dumb in front of the class. His tests contain 200 characters/question that are paragraphs long. If you have not had any biology experience at all DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS YOU WILL FAIL. I was an A student until I left his class. T.E.R.R.I.B.L.E!

I would never recommend him,he is the WORST professor. Never helps, Tests are SUPER HARD and he NEVER teaches the class. NEVER TAKE HIM!!!!!

Worst professor I ever had at T.C.C. Treats his students like idiots he is forced to tolerate. Teaches nothing! You are expected to do all the work yourself so why not just take the course online instead--at least you won't have to put up with his better than you attitude.

Worst professor I've ever had. He looks down on you and is extremely rude. He expects you to go to his office and debate every grade he ever gives you. In lab, I was 100% clueless as to what we were supposed to be doing. He just expects you to know.

Friendly advice... Never take this teacher

If you care about your grades and GPA take my advice.. you wont regret it. I like biology and I find it very It's interesting! But Aliaga is the absolute worst professor. There is no way you will get your desired and well earned grade in this class. No matter how much you study.. his tests are so difficult and he even adds trick questions!!

DO NOT TAKE. GPA killer!!! Ive only gotten A's in other class and barley passed this class and put in tremendous amount of time into studying for test. Lab isn't as hard but he grades very strict. Most likely you will make a 30 on your first pre lab check if you take him

If you value your GPA, do NOT take this course. Aliaga is not understanding when it comes to grading and will fail you on almost every assignment without a second glance. When you talk to him after class to earn back points, he refuses to give back more than one or two points. This class is a trap. Don't fall for it! You will not get a single A!

In all my years as a student, I have never come across such a horrible teacher who gives such little concern about the education of his students. Whenever you ask him questions in private, he scoffs in mockery. Whenever you ask for clearer instructions via email, he ignores the email. It is very apparent that he has much disdain for his profession.

BEWARE!!! He is really too smart to be teaching. He talks so fast you can't understand a word he's saying if you don't already know the material by heart. His labs are self taught and he crams all of the material into 20 minutes of lecture and then you're on your own to figure out the lab material for the final.

Hardest and worst teacher I've had at TCC if I would've know about ratemyprofessor beforehand I would've never taken his class. Started with20 students now theres only 5 and I'm failing no matter how hard I try. I highly don't recommended his class waste of my time and money.

I'm actually in shock that he has a C rating, he deserves an F rating. Worst professor ever if you love your gpa dont take him and he's also rude.

If there was an award for least helpful professor, this guy takes the cake. Aliaga was the least helpful teacher I've ever taken before or since.

Terrible teacher, the lecture for Anatomy and Physiology was alright.. The lab was on of the worst set ups I have ever seen. Lab was 3 chapters ahead of lecture and you had to turn in homework before class starts. Expected to practically rely on only self study, and graded incorrectly when you had the proper answer because he didn't agree withbook

Professor Aliaga was awful, and this is coming from a 4.0 student who gets along with professors. He marks off TOO many points for little things, he's extremely unhelpful, he ridicules students when they don't answer 100% correctly in front of EVERYBODY, and he is always changing his policies on assignments while being unclear about expectations.

Worst professor ever. He's entitled and thinks that he owns us. We aren't allowed to do anything but listen to him. No bathroom, no throwing trash away, etc. He makes it obvious when he doesn't like you. Also, he's so disorganized but expects us to be organized. He uploads homework the morning it's due except no one knows it's due or its uploaded.

Lab practicals are hard enough but he was even a tough grader on the weekly worksheets, have to do it exactly the way he wants or you're wrong.

I don't see how anyone could give this guy a good rating. A professor is supposed to be there for their students and be involved in helping them learn and understand. Professor Aliaga was unhelpful - even during office hours. Very rude. Other teachers have been way more caring. Saying "This is college, get over it" is NOT an excuse for him.

Worst teacher on the planet, very rude and he is not respected by students at all. If you ask a question he will be like "I suggest you read the syllabus/book" what the heck, just answer the question! He thinks he is smart and knows everything, but he doesn't at all, he just reads from his power points, and the exams are different from what says!

Not good with students. Doesn't care about them. Had to meet him always for the correction on graded paper.

If your taking Anatomy to pursue a career in medicine and need an A DO NOT take him. In his lectures he says, "You already learned this." and doesn't go over anything. He says, "You cannot be working full time or taking other classes if you want an A." The work load is impossible and only 2 people passed his midterm. He is rude and does not care.

If you want to pass this class, do not take him. He talks too fast and you cant keep up. He expects you to have all of the learnsmart assignments done before his lecture. He does NOT give study guides and that was a deal breaker for me. If you get stuck taking him, take my advice use the book as much as you can. Its honestly better than lecture!!

This is already a hard enough class, and he doesn't help at all. Lectures are extremely fast. Doesn't give review sheets or extra credit. Expects you to have all learn smarts and quizzes done before he goes over that chapter in class. Lots of reading. Really tough class if first time in college.

Worst teacher I've had yet. He stumbles through his lectures and tries to be funny, but it just doesn't work. Although no homework, his tests are difficult and there is no review. He just tells you to study your book and his slideshows, which are each like 50 long. He's not afraid to fail you and his lab is even worse.

He is very negative if you go see him during his office hours. He will help you learn from your mistakes on your tests.

He posts all his materials online. While you'd think this is a blessing, it is a curse. Lecture isn't supposed to be your "first exposure" to the content, something he neglected to tell us until 3/4 through the semester. He seems nice, but will constantly berate your intelligence. I do not recommend this professor unless it's absolutely necessary.

The second time taking his class, and I still didn't pass. He is very disrespectful and not helpful. I regret taking his class again.

He is a terrible teacher, he expects you to know the material after hearing it one time. He will tell one student one thing then turn around and give another student completely different information. Don't go to his office hours for help because he is just gonna confuse you more. Save your GPA and don't take his class.

Do not take this class if you are a full time student and have a full time job. I spent a minimum of 3-4 hours A DAY studying for this class and still had to drop it. He doesn't follow the book and lectures are very hard to keep up with. 35 students were in this class at the beginning of the semester, by the drop date, only 10 students were left.

Professor Aliaga is a nice person, but a very difficult teacher. He jumps around from subject to subject, doesn't follow his notes very well and he has NO set test schedule. You can ask him when a test will be, but he will not give you any information. He will only tell you about a 2-3 days before the exam. Again, nice person, but too difficult.

His teaching style is HORRIBLE, and hes extremely inconsistent. This was basically a self-taught class. Sometimes there's curves, so that was nice. I studied my face off (avg 30hrs/week) and I'll be thanking my lucky stars if I squeek out an A.

Pacing is all over the place, this was a 10 week course with 5 test, only 1 in the first 5 weeks then the other 4 in the next 5 weeks. He has no clear schedule or plan for quizzes or test and makes it all up as he goes along. All resources provided are very unhelpful. Syllabus is years old and not updated. You'll have no idea what your grade is.

He is the WORST professor I've ever had. He assigns work that is due the very next day of class. He takes off points for every little thing. His class is impossible to pass. If you are struggling with bio, he won't even bother to help you out, even if he clearly sees you are putting in effort. You will REGRET taking any class with this guy!!!!!!

I swear this guy gave me trauma. Horrific teacher. His Powerpoints are 200+ long and are sent straight from the textbook publisher. His exams pull the most obscure stuff from the book. His teaching doesn't make sense. If you don't read every single line of text from the book you'll fail. I had to study 7+ hours a day. He took every Q as an insult.

He was a nice guy but MAN! His tests were 100 questions and his powers points were soooooo long! You honestly dont even need the book because his lectures are basically 100+ slides straight from the book! Sometimes when people would ask a question he would be sarcastic and seem like he would belittle you in front of the whole class

He will "tell you everything you need to know". He will read word for word and say "you should know this from high school" and skip slides. In the lab you will have worksheets that you need to have finished before the lab while studying for a test with material from last week. Would not take unless you already know A&P and just need the credit.

he was very difficult to learn from. all he does is read from a powerpoint, and then expects you to know everything once he's done talking. his lecture exams, he gives no review for it. also his exams, are 75 questions, sometimes more. you basically teach yourself in this class.

This class is not for the weak

I took his A+P 1 in fall of 2023, and he had to be the worst choice. He reads off his PowerPoints during every lecture and lab giving no to little background. By the end I was literally skipping lectures and just answering the learning goals out of the textbook since that's all he did in class. He actually fell asleep during one of our lab quizzes.

Point blank terrible.I had a problem with my lock down browser and asked for help and said“that's a you problem”, and I found out how to get it to work after 30 mins.He expects you to learn from him talking and being rude.He likes to show off if you ask a question that “you should know”. So it's better to bite your tongue than waste your breath.

I took him for the fall semester of 2024. He does not give reviews for exams, skips chapters in notes saying "go over it in your own time", and the exams are extremely hard to study for. I have a B in this class so far, but only because I remember material from past science classes. Lab can be hard, and exams are difficult- would not take again.