<p>I'm really thinking about both, but i'd like to know the difference between the two and which one would be better for someone who wants to become a licensed architect. So.. USC or Cal Poly SLO?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.careers.calpoly.edu/search.php%5B/url%5D">https://www.careers.calpoly.edu/search.php</a></p>
<p>Both are excellent. You can't go wrong. Go visit both schools and request the opportunity to sit on on 3rd or 4th year juries or critiques. See which school feels more like your kind of place. Keep an eye on female students especially.</p>
<p>You'll need 4 years at USC--at which point you might think about going to the East coast for 2 years of grad school. Cal Poly offers a 5 year BArch. One more year shouldn't be a deal breaker.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Actually USC's primary program is their B.Arch. While they now offer a BS in Arch as well, that's really more of a catch-all for students who decide that they can't handle the B.Arch, or those who are more interested in history/theory than practice, and very few people actually go to USC specifically for the 4 year program.</p>
<p>I am also trying to decide on an architecture school right now but I would say USC markets themselves like they have big connections where as Cal Poly doesn't seem to have as much of a "network"- but that is just the feeling I got from visiting. USC has also produced more big names over the years if i am not mistaken. Both are 5 year B.Arch's-</p>
<p>Definetely USC. You'll get tons of connections into the business. Cal Poly will help you learn everything, but won't really get you any connections. So, just go to USC, learn everything and get the connections.</p>
<p>Cal Poly is cheaper and I believe is ranked higher by DesignIntelligence. </p>
<p>USC has the big sports program and probably a very good network. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that Cal Poly probably has a good network in arch too, but networking is what USC is famous for.</p>