<p>Most architecture programs in colleges or universities are pretty self-contained, so I don’t think there is much of a difference between an “institute” or a college, as far as rate of admission is concerned. Admission into the program would depend on the individual school’s requirements, not the type of school they call themselves. A BArch is a BArch; everyone takes essentially the same courses to get the degree.</p>
<p>Anyway, according to their website, BAC is open admission:</p>
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<p>So, it looks like BAC would be an academic safety. I don’t know anything about NYIT, but the school in general does have a very high admittance rate. The architecture program may be different.</p>
<p>It does seem that you are looking at three very different types of architecture schools (is this because of the “institute” issue?). A common factor is that they are in (or very near) large cities. Considering what I stated at the start of this post, and if you are thinking about a school in a city, think about the programs at these schools: </p>
<p>Boston: Northeastern (BA,with MArch option), Wentworth
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[url=<a href=“http://www.wit.edu/prospective/academics/arch.html]Wentworth”>http://www.wit.edu/prospective/academics/arch.html]Wentworth</a> Institute of Technology: Prospective Students > Academics > Overview](<a href=“http://www.architecture.neu.edu/undergraduate/]Undergraduate[/url”>http://www.architecture.neu.edu/undergraduate/)</p>
<p>Philadelphia: Drexel, Temple
[Architecture:</a> Undergraduate: Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design: Drexel University](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/academics/undergraduate/architecture/]Architecture:”>http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/academics/undergraduate/architecture/)
[Architecture</a> Department | Degrees](<a href=“http://www.temple.edu/architecture/degrees.htm]Architecture”>http://www.temple.edu/architecture/degrees.htm)</p>
<p>New York area: CCNY, NJIT (Newark)
[The</a> Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture](<a href=“http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/architecture/index.cfm]The”>http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/architecture/index.cfm)
[NJSOA</a> | 2007](<a href=“New Jersey School of Architecture | Hillier College of Architecture and Design”>http://architecture.njit.edu/)</p>
<p>Don’t focus on the type of school it is. Focus on the program it offers: for example, Drexel and Northeastern both require internships/co-ops to complete their degrees, which can give you real-life experience (as well as a possible foot in the door for a job after graduation).</p>