Learners:
The question I would ask is what other schools are in the running. (Not from the NE, so never heard of Bentley until I saw their Ad on the T, and I’m a big fan of the liberal arts Econ over an undergrad biz degree, so Bentley would not even be on my kids’s application lists. Not trying to diss the school, but just giving you a different perspective. )
BC’s Core vs. all-biz-all-the time, just seems like a strange college list to me. Bentley maybe highly regarded in New England, won’t its degree is not very transportable. Maybe that’s ok now, but business is becoming more national/international…
Thus, my query. Sure, BC is mighty expensive at sticker. What about a heavy discount from 'Nova or Fordham, or one of many other fine undergrad b-schools in the NE. Or what about your instate public Uni? Does it offer undergrad biz?
What is his major? Finance? Marketing? Accounting? (The Big Four hire from everywhere.)
One other thing to consider: many/most(?) college students change their majors 2-3 times in college, so how sure is your S that he wants to major in bidness? If he get bored out of his mind in Accounting, and the all of a sudden loves English, what are the options to change majors at Bentley?
btw: you mention other siblings on-deck, so to speak. If this is your first in college, and you have multiple kids in college later, you might qualify for need-based aid at BC, at least for that year. Run the financial aid calculator and put one kid into college, and then two, to see the difference. It might help.
Good luck.
parent/studnet 818: if the loans are just federal loans, and the four-year total is $25k, then I’d say that investment is well worth it. If you will need to borrow $25k per year, then ROI is not so easy. (Note, the student can only borrow ~$5k/yr, so the parents would have to borrow the rest.
But yes, Bentley is not the place for someone who is unsure of business. Same question to you as I posed to learners: what other options are out there?