<p>Hi, im making a new post with updated information. So i really need help finding a well ranked, good quality safety engineering school with tuition around 20,000 dollars. </p>
<p>Im in New Jersey and i do not like rutgers.</p>
<p>i would like a small to medium sized school with a good co op program</p>
<p>my gpa is a uw3.7 and w 4.3, my SAT is 1870 and ACT 28, but my new SAT result is being released in 4 days (so excited to see it!!!!) </p>
<p>Urban or suburban school is fine, although i do prefer being in or at least close to a nice city.
And the school needs to be in relatively close states, no more than 7 or 8 hour drive from new jersey please!!!! I Appreciate Any help!!!!!</p>
<p>So you can pay $20K in tuition and whatever room and board is above that? That can run $10K or even more at some schools… Just making sure. I assume from your post that you are not eligible for need based aid?</p>
<p>Michigan Tech is about $27K/year.
University of MN is about $28K/year for OOS students</p>
<p>Not sure about the coop program aspect, though.</p>
<p>I am eligible for need based aid @intparent. And yes I know there is also the price of room and board. @whenhen, I’m not a fan of going to school in Newark. </p>
<p>So… it is hard for us to say what a school will cost you if you are eligible for need based aid; we can’t know what your aid package would look like from different schools. And most people don’t say they want $20K tuition, they would add in room and board to that (since it also has to be paid for, and you seem to be hoping to not live at home).</p>
<p>I think people can suggest schools for you, but you will then need to work with your parents to run the net price calculators to see what is affordable for you. They are available on the financial aid web page on each college website. Be aware that if your parents are divorced, have a small business, or own rental property, they may overestimate the amount of aid you would receive. </p>
<p>Assuming you would get need based aid, what about Rose-Hulman or Northeastern? Both would at least be matches for you, although you would have to figure out if they are affordable. If you can pay up to $30K/year (you said $20K tuition plus room & board would work for you), the U of MN or Michigan Tech could be possibilities.</p>
<p>@intparent, I have talked to my parents and they said they really would not feel comfortable paying over 35k to possibly 40k for school (this is all expenses included). All the schools you listed are too far away for me (restrictions on distance set by my mom) except for Northeastern, which at the moment is my favorite school. However I really need help finding schools I am basically guaranteed acceptance into. Thanks. </p>
<p>Okay, sorry, I missed the driving distance component in your first post. The cost info helps. Are there any SUNY schools that might fit the bill? Maybe Stony Brook? And… we still can’t help you on the cost component. You say you are eligible for need based aid – but we have no way of knowing what your aid package would look like from any school.</p>
<p>Ya I was looking at Stony Brook and Binghamton, but they didn’t seem like they had great engineering programs, if somebody goes to one of these schools I would appreciate info on your view of their engineering programs. I was also looking at Wentworth institute of tech and WPI. </p>
<p>Stony Brook has well respected engineering. Also, any ABET-accredited engineering degree program is at least decent. It is not obvious why your would favor Wentworth over Stony Brook or Binghamton, since Wentworth has only one ABET-accredited engineering degree program (electromechanical); it is more focused on engineering technology.</p>
<p>However, your restriction of “no Rutgers or other New Jersey schools” and your mother’s restriction of “driving distance” significantly limits the obvious lower cost choices available to you.</p>
<p>Note that many schools have (optional) co-op programs, particularly for engineering students.</p>
<p>Here are some other suggestions:
North Carolina A&T (a historically black college) could work.
Rowan University has a well funded program and is in state for you. Should be an all around safety.
TCNJ also offers a few of the major engineering disciplines (MechE, EE, CivilE and computer engineering) but I don’t know how robust the opportunities are. </p>
<p>Clarkson, Manhattan College, CCNY (commuter school in the heart of NYC), RIT, Syracuse, and WVU’s honors college (don’t know how robust its offerings are) may be worth considering. </p>
<p>NYIT, Rowan, Stevens, RIT, SUNY Delhi + second Clarkson. Union is match(ey.
The geographical limitations make it very hard since most safety schools for that cost (like UMN or SDSMT or MUST…) are going to be at least 10 hours away.</p>
<p>Drexel might be worth a look, I’m pretty sure they have a co-op program, although the school size may be a bit large for you. I’m not sure what kind of aid they give. </p>