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One of my kids is a SCU grad and we loved the school. But we didn’t need to take out any loans to pay the costs. I would consider that. We found the school to be a very welcoming place…and we also liked the community outreach that is woven into many courses there. We also liked their core curriculum. We were just about full pay…and felt the school was worth it for our kid.
Students from all over the country get internships in the Silicon Valley…not just the college students nearby.
UMD and Rutgers are both good schools as well…just different and much larger than SCU.