<p>The reason why I called out some schools(despite eloquently stating that they are in a completely different tier as SBU)is to show that a local state school, with a fraction of their endowment can also be a great choice. I strongly feel that those schools need to drop their tuition to remain competitive, and I used my ACM butt-whooping as an example that school prestige won’t back you up once you are in the hot-seat. School is what you make out of it.</p>
<p>My intention wasn’t to ‘promote’ I just thought many CC’ers would be glad know to a local state school that’s suffering from budget cuts is able to still strive and offer a high quality education to middle and lower class families.</p>