ESU named among top schools for community college transfers
Saw a billboard for ESU’s tuition guarantee on the way home yesterday. It’s called The Warrior Promise; seems like it is a done deal; not just a proposal
Gov’s budget - State universities see increase; Pitt and other state-relateds flat-funded again…
Hey everyone. Just a thought. I would love to hear stories of kids who have recently attended a PASSHE school and had a good experience, or maybe graduated from PASSHE recently and are doing well, but preferably not just WCU or Bloom (which are favorites on this board, and I think we know what they have to offer).
Maybe a HS senior or college freshman, or CC transfer who has chosen a PASSHE school recently and actually is having a good experience? Thanks.
Second that, @portercat!
Also, another CC’er was telling me she’d heard horror stories of red tape at PASSHE schools, so I would also like to solicit examples of such things. I can kind of visualize it: non-answers, ringing phones, misdirected inquiries, not much engagement from bored people you’re desperately trying to get an answer from. Probably way different from the help you’d get at LACs with $70k price tags. But any actual fact-based experiences would be good, just so I can steel myself for it 
I don’t have first hand accounts, but I know of three kids of an aquaintance. Oldest finished her bachelor’s in speech pathology at IUP in three years and doing her master’s there now. Her other two siblings are on track to finish a bachelor’s in speech pathology and pre-chiropractic in three years as well.
We came away with a very favorable impression of the music therapy program at Slippery Rock.
I don’t see that a private school where the students’ stats are similar to those at a PASSHE school should necessarily be better just because the funding is different.
Success stories:
http://www.passhe.edu/universities/Lists/SuccessStories
A couple of average kids in our town went to WCU for nursing. Both are working in university affiliated hospitals in Philly making $$$.
But I’ve met one Shippensburg grad who happens to be in admissions at a university my D applied to and really likes. In my mind, I compare him to an admission person at another university who went to a selective, expensive private university in the same general area. Both studied liberal arts, both have a similar job. He is down to earth, enthusiastic, and knows how to bring out the best in people. The other one, not so much. There was actually a huge difference in the type of responses they could elicit while interviewing D. I see him as having developed skills to be successful in life. I think, over his career, he’ll be the more successful one. Part of it is personality, but part is also what may have been cultivated at Ship.
The other interesting thing about him is that he writes. After work, he says he writes late into the night. And his old prof from Shippensburg still reads and critiques his work. That really impressed me. I like when young people seriously cultivate a creative gift. It’s something you might associate more with elite universities, but there’s a Shippensburg grad living the life and still supporting himself.
Interesting turn on this thread; would be helpful to hear about outcomes at the different PASSHe schools.
@Gatormama Regarding the red tape, so far we have had some issues at Bloom. DD has tried to get some information regarding a Chinese language minor. One contact responded and told her she needed to contact someone else. There is a link right on their website and no one has ever responded to her inquires there either.
It does give one pause, if there is no response at the admissions stage, how much more or less would there be when admitted?
It is one of the state schools with a larger enrollment, so the numbers alone might require the students to be more aggressive when dealing w/ the bureaucracy.
Oh, I do know of a recent graduate. I have mentioned her before. My BIL’s daughter graduated from Shippensburg 2 years ago.
I will ask my BIL about her tomorrow to see what she studied & where she ended up.
IUP has asian studies
https://www.iup.edu/asianstudies/undergrad/majors/
@laralei I would have her send another e-mail. Last year before my son committed to Bloom he had some questions about the computer science program. It took a while but the chair of the dept did get back to him. Is your daughter still considering bloom?
Clarion’s Tippin Gymnasium to get $42.7M renovation…wow
Edinboro education student emphasizes STEM in early childhood classroom
http://www.edinboro.edu/news/detail.html?inode=ae02d2ad-4cd2-40a9-831b-e707bcfce69a
5 ways Millersville University motivates you to study
https://www.studyinternational.com/news/5-ways-millersville-university-motivates-study/
Cheyney University: The oldest HBCU faces an uphill struggle
Another tuition hike looming for Pa. state university students?
Time to close Cheney IMO. Also, the consultant report from last year didn’t have any concrete ways to actually reduce spending, and was arguably vague on how to increase enrollment (and increase revenue). I am not surprised that the next step is to raise tuition.
IUP opens multicultural student center with ribbon-cutting ceremony
We visited Stockton University in NJ yesterday and were quite impressed (gorgeous day for a tour, too!). They have an OOS scholarship with a very low threshold, and that brings the cost down to about $25k. I posted a lengthier review here:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/21222385/#Comment_21222385
Just another comparison, for those of us seeking the best bang for the buck.
Good national article on the future of the survival of the fittest in colleges. PA schools, in particular Edinboro, are mentioned: