Comments on: Holding colleges accountable http://www.hiceschool.com/100-days-at-nc-state/holding-colleges-accountable/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jenny Weston http://www.hiceschool.com/100-days-at-nc-state/holding-colleges-accountable/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Jenny Weston Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:48:20 +0000 http://www.hiceschool.com/?p=1473#comment-401 This article does not take into account the fact that there are oversight mechanisms in place for credible universities and colleges. In engineering we have ABET accreditation. Colleges with this accreditation are studied every 5 years and all programs are given a thorough evaluation. Our COE is currently in this process. I can promise you that any engineering program with ABET accreditation is worth the money invested to attend. Of course, not all students graduate. This is a reality that is not entirely based on the quality of the school, its academic programs or its professors. Some folks just aren't going to finish. I always hate it when I read articles like this written by people who are more interested in creating buzz than giving a true and thoroughly researched picture. Hopefully the editor will get some letters from high ed folks who can help shed light on the realities. Of course if you're talking about University of Phoenix, well... This article does not take into account the fact that there are oversight mechanisms in place for credible universities and colleges. In engineering we have ABET accreditation. Colleges with this accreditation are studied every 5 years and all programs are given a thorough evaluation. Our COE is currently in this process. I can promise you that any engineering program with ABET accreditation is worth the money invested to attend. Of course, not all students graduate. This is a reality that is not entirely based on the quality of the school, its academic programs or its professors. Some folks just aren’t going to finish.

I always hate it when I read articles like this written by people who are more interested in creating buzz than giving a true and thoroughly researched picture. Hopefully the editor will get some letters from high ed folks who can help shed light on the realities. Of course if you’re talking about University of Phoenix, well…

]]> By: Joe Hice http://www.hiceschool.com/100-days-at-nc-state/holding-colleges-accountable/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Joe Hice Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:35:56 +0000 http://www.hiceschool.com/?p=1473#comment-360 Hi from Raleigh:-) Excited to see that my little sister is reading the blog. Her oldest daughter is going through the college search as we speak. She is a great student with talent, thus she has lots of choices. Is there such thing as the perfect fit. I suspect not. There are good fits and bad fits, but in the end the kids determine the direction their college experience will take. You can find a home among 32,000 students for example. Lots of choice, lots to do, a lot of people to lean on. Or, you can get lost; sucked down into the fray, just a number among thousands. At a small school you have to stand out, whether you want to or not. Everybody knows you name. You get more attention, you feel special. But your classes may be limited, activities may be limited, and if you don't like the kids in your class, it can be harder to find a place that fits. Sure glad our girls have made it through. One decided on a big school. One small. Both are very successful, hard working young women today. Makes a dad proud, but they did it on their own. They found their way --through the good and the bad -- they created the college experience that best fit. Hi from Raleigh:-) Excited to see that my little sister is reading the blog. Her oldest daughter is going through the college search as we speak. She is a great student with talent, thus she has lots of choices. Is there such thing as the perfect fit. I suspect not. There are good fits and bad fits, but in the end the kids determine the direction their college experience will take. You can find a home among 32,000 students for example. Lots of choice, lots to do, a lot of people to lean on. Or, you can get lost; sucked down into the fray, just a number among thousands.

At a small school you have to stand out, whether you want to or not. Everybody knows you name. You get more attention, you feel special. But your classes may be limited, activities may be limited, and if you don’t like the kids in your class, it can be harder to find a place that fits.

Sure glad our girls have made it through. One decided on a big school. One small. Both are very successful, hard working young women today. Makes a dad proud, but they did it on their own. They found their way –through the good and the bad — they created the college experience that best fit.

]]> By: Janie Hice Coleman http://www.hiceschool.com/100-days-at-nc-state/holding-colleges-accountable/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Janie Hice Coleman Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:28:19 +0000 http://www.hiceschool.com/?p=1473#comment-359 Joe this article is great. As jenna prepares for college no one has talked about "education" what will she learn and how do they know they are teaching what she needs to know. I asked those questions and keep hearing if its "perfect fit" she will get what she needs. What perfect fit?? Does going to one school over the other make a difference if you have what it takes? Joe this article is great.
As jenna prepares for college no one has talked about “education” what will she learn and how do they know they are teaching what she needs to know. I asked those questions and keep hearing if its “perfect fit” she will get what she needs. What perfect fit?? Does going to one school over the other make a difference if you have what it takes?

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