<p>In short, not too many practicing architects either work or want to commute to teach a class at SLO, so they have a lot of professional professors there while Pomona is near Los Angeles, the bastion of contemporary architecture.</p>
<p>What that basically means is that Pomona employs a lot part-time instructors who teach as a side job. Teaching is an underappreciated line of work. The ability to stand in front of a group for extended periods of time, while trying to convey information and keep your audience interested is much more difficult than it appears. Being an industry professional does not automatically make one a great teacher (take a few community college courses and youll know what I mean). Based on this, itd be silly to suggest that Pomonas faculty is subpar, but since were trying to make 1 + 1 = 3 and draw nonsensical conclusions </p>
<p>You can make light and interpret those rankings anyway you like, but when a well regarded industry publication seats a relatively unknown public school like Poly at the head table with the likes of Cornell and MIT, that is impressive, period. Maybe these old guys at SLO who dedicated themselves for so many years to build this program know what theyre doing afterall?</p>
<p>Finally, not sure why Pomona kids have such a huge chip on their shoulders when it comes to being compared to SLO.</p>