<p>I'm a foreign student wishing to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering in the USA. </p>
<p>I recently came to know that ABET Accreditation is of significant value when picking a college, so I've been doing some research.
But, the colleges I'm looking at -- Oregon State University and University of California for example -- are giving me estimated total (tuition+health insurance+room/board+supplies+miscellaneous) annual expense values of about 50k+ USD, which is very far out of my budget of about 20k ~ 30k USD (the lower end of which, obviously, is preferred more).</p>
<p>Does anyone know of any accredited college whose Chemical Engineering program's total costs falls within my budget? Any region, any state.</p>
<p>Go to the Financial Aid forum. Pinned at the top are a couple of threads of interest</p>
<p>-low cost OOS colleges
-out of state tuition waivers for good stats
-guaranteed merit awards, some are available to internationals</p>
<p>Calif colleges are expensive in an expensive area, they especially make it expensive for non tax payers and chance of getting any money is pretty nonexistent. But, the UCs are in the 55k range, the CSUs are in the 33k range.</p>
<p>Yeah, but I don’t want to depend on just financial aid, because, I’ve heard of people who got stranded with nowhere to go when their aid suddenly “stopped”, you know?
I mean, if I get some, great, but I don’t want to “depend” on it.</p>
<p>So, do you know any ABET accredited colleges for Chemical Engineering that are cheap/affordable right from the get-go?</p>
<p>Oh, and my cumulative GPA’s 3.0, and my SAT score should be around 1900+.
I say “should” because I haven’t officially taken the test yet (I intend to in a few weeks).
But I’ve done practice tests, and my score averages at about 1950.</p>
<p>I directed you to places where the set cost is low, and places where the discount is guaranteed untill you drop out, please read everything again. I feel like I am wasting my time directing you to resources you don’t bother to check out.</p>
<p>Try the New Mexico schools…like UNM, NMState, and NM Tech…or South Dakota State. </p>
<p>If your stats were higher, there would be schools that would have given you merit awards. Your stats are kind of modest for someone who wants to do one of the most difficult majors out there. </p>
<p>Follow BrownParent’s advise and review the listing of colleges provided in those links. Then research what scholarships may be available (and of course, if they offer an ABET accredited ChemE program).</p>
<p>One useful link is a listing of Research Universities with the Lowest OOS Tuition:</p>
<p>For example, in the low OOS Tuition link, one school listed is the University of South Florida. USF has fairly low OOS Tuition ($17K/year), offers automatic international scholarships based on GPA/SAT or IB Scores, has a solid engineering program (including an ABET accredited Chem E program), and finally, if you’re from a Latin American or a Caribbean country you may be able to get in-state Tuition ($6K/year).</p>
<p>@BrownParent -
I’m sorry you feel that way, but I have been looking at the page you mentioned.
Thank you for the advice and your time.</p>
<p>@kidzncats -
Yeah, I did, and it’s now my “preferred” college. I’m just making sure there aren’t any colleges that are more affordable but offer the same quality education.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids -
Yeah, they are, I guess. I got sick towards the end of my high school years, and got restricted to bed for a long time (my attendance was something like 20% the last two years, combined), which really hit my GPA hard.
Colleges obviously won’t care, though, so I’m stuck trying to make the best out of what I have.
But, I was hoping my current SAT scores would be high enough to show colleges that I do have potential, make them consider me more favorably. Am I foolish to?
I mean, isn’t 1900+ a good score? If not, what is?</p>
<p>@Gator88NE -
Those are really helpful links, thank you!</p>
<p>SDSM&T is a fine engineering university and relatively low cost, but you should thoroughly evaluate whether or not it is a good fit for you. While it is completely different in feel from U of California-Berkeley, you might find the campus and Rapid City similar in feel to Oregon State University, another really good engineering school. Of course, it rains a lot less in Rapid City than in Corvallis. And OSU is a mega-campus, while SDSM&T has less than 3,000 undergraduates.</p>
<p>Well then, as we say, SD School of Mines & Technology is right up your alley. Great school. Rapid City is a great place to be a student if you enjoy the outdoors. Plus, lots of campus activities and clubs. Much more interesting than Corvallis.</p>
<p>Don’t know a thing about UWyoming or Louisiana-Lafayette. However, I know a little bit about Louisiana Tech. Not nationally known and probably not as strong as LSU in most engineering disciplines, but it is ABET approved. And relatively inexpensive.</p>
<p>Please do not take this comment the wrong way, but if money is an issue, aren’t there engineering schools in your home country that would be more affordable? US state universities are subsidized by taxes paid by citizens primarily for the children of tax payers—aren’t folks in your country paying for universities in the same way? Maybe you should look closer to home, again, if $$$ is an issue. Many American universities view international students as a source of income, as wealthy foreign students can pay full price.</p>