<p>I am currently a junior in high school and am looking at a lot of colleges. I am very interested in Villanova and am especially impressed with their business school.</p>
<p>I have noticed Villanova climbing each year in many ratings of undergrad business programs.</p>
<p>However, I am from the West Coast so I do not hear much more about the schools on the east and their reputations.</p>
<p>I am wondering how you, as parents, view Villanova and their business school. Does it have a good reputation when looking for a job? Is it seen as a premier school out on the East Coast?</p>
<p>My husband is a Villanova graduate (engineering, 1970s) and thinks very highly of the school. Villanova – the business school – was one of my son’s choices. We think it’s a great place, although not as well known out of the east as it might be. It is a strongly Catholic college – although my Catholic husband feels that a non-Catholic student would still be comfortable, this Episcopalian spouse doesn’t think so.</p>
<p>Bobby, business schools frequently have regional reputations. If you want to work in California after graduation, I’d look there first, then consider other regions. (I don’t know anything about Villanova, but if you want to live in California after graduation, I’d try UP, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, USC, etc. And don’t forget the CSUs. There are a zillion successful business people who went to Fullerton, Long Beach, San Diego, or San Jose.)</p>
<p>I don’t know much about the reputation of the business program, specifically. In general, Villanova is pretty well-regarded in the Delaware Valley – really a model of a regional university. WashDad is probably right – if you care about getting a job in California (and don’t have a parent, grandparent, or other relative waiting to hire you), Villanova may not be your best option, regardless of “quality”. But it’s certainly an institution students like, and one where they learn.</p>
<p>It’s funny. Of course, Villanova is a Catholic college, but I don’t think of it as “strongly” Catholic at all, and I know it attracts lots of non-Catholic students. It has a nice campus in the middle of the toniest Philadelphia suburbs, and in this area it more or less has exclusive ownership of the market tier between Swarthmore or Haverford (i.e., hyper-intellectual, very selective, national in focus) and West Chester State University (i.e., the baseline second-tier state college) for students who don’t want to be in the city.</p>
<p>Well, I do not plan on working here in CA after. I am looking out East or Midwest. I would only come back to work out here if I was to work for my dad. So, I guess I am just making sure that Villanova has as great a reputation on the East Coast as the rankings (such as Business News) would give it.</p>
<p>If you are looking for B-schools with a great reputation for recruitment, (not necessarily on the east Coast, but their reputation precedes their location) there’s also</p>
<p>Michigan - Ross
NYU - Stern
CMU - Tepper
IUB - Kelley
PSU - Smeal
Emory - Goizueta
OSU - Fisher</p>