<p>I love each of the campus, however there are downfalls to each of them. I feel that Stonehill is too small and that there are too many "drinkers" at Quinnipiac! I plan on majoring in secondary education to become an English teacher! Any thoughts on what the better school is in general?</p>
<p>More name recognition for Q. I doubt that there are so many more drinkers there either percentage wise. Same set of kids apply to both schools from this area, and they wouldn’t rate one as more of a drinking school than the other.</p>
<p>The schools are pretty even IMO and both have good education programs. I’d try to get some information on the job placement rates in your field at both schools before making a decision. I do think that in CT/NY/NJ that Quinnipiac has more name recognition but that may not be the case in MA. And as an aside, my S’s friend did his education major at SUNY New Paltz which is in the same range of schools (he also looked seriously at Quinnippiac but New Paltz was a much cheaper option and he ended up really liking the school).</p>
<p>You really don’t you need name recognition for secondary ed. Its more about selling yourself to the search committee. I was a parent volunteer several times. They are on par with each other . One of my daughter’s applied to both of those schools and got in. (She is going elsewhere) Stonehill’s merit packet was amazing(100k over 4 years) however she switched course(majors) during the application process and Stonehill was no longer fit. Personally I loved Stonehill. I thought they really cared about the students and went out of their way to find internship opportunities. As a parent to a kid that does not like the big drinking scene I felt she could have been very happy there. Ironically though…she is going to Penn State. LOL.</p>
<p>I agree that in education, going to a state school in the state in which you want to teach is usually the best way to go. Though I know a lot of teachers who went to Stonehill and Q who are teaching here in NY, it certainly would have cost them less unless they got fin/merit money, to go to an in state public. </p>
<p>What’s your home state? There may be state schools (public liberal arts universities, like Eastern Connecticut State) which are known for good education programs and have strong name recognition among employers.</p>
<p>I also know a lot of kids who want to pick a school they most want, not a state school, but happen to want to go into education and teaching. They want the experience of a Quinnipiac, StoneHill, OOS Penn State, whatever even though they could just as well go to former Teachers State for half the price or less. My close friend went to Stonehill, loved it, could have done nursing a lot cheaper closer and in state , but that was where she wanted to go to school, and her parents paid for the experience. She is a nurse. I know teachers here who are Q grads, as well as grads from any number of private schools. Yes, they could have gotten their degrees and maybe more easily certified had they gone to a SUNY, but they wanted to go to other schools. </p>
<p>cptofthehouse that’s exactly what I’m thinking! I want to get that college experience!</p>