So, not to be on a rant or anything, but has anyone failed a class and ever felt like the professor was at fault? That was me for my Computational Theory Class. I got a C- in that class, after falling short from the cutoff by 1.1% for a C. His practice tests were NOTHING compared to the real test, they weren’t even the same format (practice was short answer, the real test was MC but really difficult MC). I studied for the final and left thinking I did good there and I would certainly pass but I do a lot worse than I thought. I did what he suggested when I went to his office hours repeatedly, going over the homework solutions he provided and doing the practice problems and still failed. Idk what went wrong here…
Well my history professor refused to help me so I ended up begging a C- in that class too (my school doesn’t use plus or minus grades). I don’t blame him for that because you should always take responsibility for your failures even if it is someone else’s fault. He also didn’t give study guides so I had no idea what essay Questions would be on the midterm. He probably didn’t care but since I’m an adult I’m responsible for my learning.
First if all, a c- is not an F, even if it means you have to retake the class. Secondly, being 1.1% away from,the next grade is a lot, and even if it wasn’t, the point is that you got the grade you earned according to his grading scale. Thirdly, be grateful he even gave you practice tests. Profs dont have to do that, and many don’t. Be glad you got additional study material even if it was not the format if the exams. If a prof didn’t care, he wouldnt give out practice exams. This has nothing to do with the professor, it has to do with you. You earned the grade you got.
Welcome to adulthood where you will often come across people “who don’t care” - from your bosses, to fellow students, coworkers, neighbors and even politicians 
Dealing with such challenges is simply a part of life. A bummer admittedly, but still a part of life.
Not all professors are good teachers, many are hired primarily as researchers and view teaching with apathy or disdain. You can always ask him to bump your grade up, as you have nothing to loose, but that’s about it.
I went to a large research university, where some profs were much more interested in their research than in teaching undergrads. I had an advanced stats prof who, when a student would ask a question, would look at the student and ask “did you not do the reading?” even if it was a question the reading didn’t address. I just took the B in the class and didn’t take any more of his classes. So, yes, there are some not-so-good profs out there. Ask around before you register for a class or check out Ratemyprofessor.com
You went to his office hours repeatedly. He gave you advice. Sounds like he cares. Maybe you are just not able to do well in that subject. It is easy to blame someone else.
@TomSrOfBoston raises a good point-- all the evidence seems to indicate that he did indeed care-- that you were, for whatever reason, in over your head.
My guess is that some of the other students in that class got through with better grades. So maybe the issue isn’t that your professor-- the one who gave practice tests, provided the homework answers and tutored during office hours – didn’t care, merely that his style of teaching didn’t match your style of learning.
But, as Tom points out, it’s certainly easy to simply blame someone else.
If other students did well in the class, then it’s you, not the professor that is at fault. And that is OK. No one is good or successful at everything they do.
Echoing what others said.
If he kept answering your questions in office hours, he cares.
Exactly, how do expect professors to demonstrate caring? As was already pointed out, he met and helped you during office hours more than once. That is really caring. The faculty organized class content that made sense to him, arrived at class and made presentations. He provided study guides, selected the textbook and distributed a syllabus that contained requirements and grading. That too is caring although not individualized. So the professor demonstrated caring by class preparation. However, faculty do not show caring by supporting your grades and study.
The practice questions are likely to be similar to those at the end of chapters in the textbook. The profesor was providing you with themes and organization for studying. Not only should you have learned the theme but added detail and vocabulary to those study questions. College students are responsible for the entire content even though lectures do highlight main ideas. Students spend a small amount of time in class and are expected to expand that class content by independent study. The conventional ratio is three hours of study for each hour in class. While that may seem like a lot to you, the ratio clearly indicates it takes lot more than class attendance to do well in class.
Yes, it’s very possible for professors to just not care. It’s also possible for professors to actually care, but just be bad teachers despite their efforts. Particularly if he’s newer to the enterprise - professors don’t get a lot of pedagogical training in graduate school, they’re just expected to learn to teach by…osmosis? So some of them are quite bad. Some are mediocre but passable.
Believe it or not, I have also seen professors who have done all of the above (gave practice tests, tutored in office hours, and provided homework solutions) ALSO be bad teachers. Frankly, if a student has to come to your office hours to do well in the class, that’s not actually great teaching - since few professors have enough office hours to repeatedly entertain everyone in their classes. I’ve seen some professors give practice tests that don’t match what’s on the test, or are poorly put together, or are much easier than the final test. Ditto with homework, but simply providing the answers - or even the full solutions - doesn’t help if the professor doesn’t help the students understand the concepts behind why the solution works. (For an extreme example, I can give a five-year-old some calculus solutions, but if she doesn’t know basic arithmetic she’s not going to learn calculus).
I’m not saying that your professor IS or ISN’T bad - we don’t have enough information to know, frankly - but it’s a possibility.
Yes, you can absolutely be a bad prof. But there’s a difference between being a bad prof and an uncaring prof.