<p>Sax, I know all about that! I have worked with and recruited Penn State alums and Penn State has produced some great people.</p>
<p>What I am saying is that a Penn State diploma does not mean that a person is one of these great hires. The satelite campuses, and main campus, produce both great and poor quality alums. And while this, no doubt, happens at every school, it is my observation that the larger schools result in more low quality falling through the cracks. At a Davidson, Duke, or Judson, their is a much greater accountability and as a result there are a lot less poor quality students that end up graduating. </p>
<p>In my experience, the Penn State satelites have provided a great connection to the campus that has resulted in larger financial giving and support of the main campus but it has also deluted the prestigue of the degree. Yes, Penn State Behrend is a fine school and their Plastics Engineering program is solid, but hiring a Penn State Harrisburg grad his hit or miss and Penn State Dubois or New Kensington is not often solid. Yes, the top half of State College grads are great but there as a lot of people hanging theiir PSU degrees that you probably wish were better vetted.</p>