I have a freind who holds Appalachian State University to be this high and mighty school, but has this derogtory view of it's neighbor, Western Carolina University. Today was my freinds first day of school in 11th grade and they have never even visited either of the colleges. I don't know anyone who goes to App but I do have a freind who goes to western and he says its is a great school. I looked at both websites to try and prove that one isnt really any better than the other, and in fact found that Western offers more classes and majors (on the website anyways). if anybody has feelings about either school let me know, and explain why too, just dont say "western is better/worse/etc...." i just want to know what makes each great, or maybe what one has that the other doesnt. (ex. campus size, courses, even student population, since numbers don't lie). non bias answers only! thank you!!
2007-08-27 16:25:44 · 3 answers · asked by bubba 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Appalachian State (1899) is younger than Western Carolina (1889).
They are both NC public universities as is UNC-C, UNC-W, UNC-G, East Carolina, etc...
ASU is ranked by USNews in the category Universities - Master's (south) and they are #10 in that category.
WCU is ranked by USNews in the category Universities - Master's (south) and they are #41 in that category.
Elon is in the same category and in NC and is ranked #2. UNC-W is #14, Queens in Charlotte is #23.
ASU has about twice as many students as WCU. The costs are about the same. WCU costs a little more. They are both deep in the NC mountains, ASU may be a little deeper. About the same percentage live on campus at each.
ASU is the NCAA-IAA National Champion in football. I only know this because they stomped my alma mater on the way.
USNWR considers ASU to be significantly "better" than WCU. Keep in mind though that no college is perfect for every student and not every department in every college is equal. WCU may well be the best option for one person while ASU is the best option for the other.
In terms of shear reputation around the Carolinas, ASU has WCU beat by several yards but UNC-Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, and Duke easily beat them both.
I recall from my days in the public schools that ASU produces a lot of band directors as does East Carolina. This probably because they used to be known as "State Teacher's College".
To those who say reputation doesn't matter etc... ask anyone you know this question; 'you have two job applicants who are equal. One went to Harvard and the other to Western Carolina U. (or your favorite state U). Who gets the job? There's your proof -- not fair but it is reality.
2007-08-27 16:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One school isn't better than the other. It is really hard to "rank" schools because what is great and wonderful to one person may not be so good for someone else. You even have to take the US News and World report rankings with a grain of salt because some of the results are based on outdated reputations. Where you attend college and how good the school is has alot to do with your perspective. It's not where you go but what you do when you go and the contacts you make. Good luck to you and your friend :-)
2007-08-27 16:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by Just Me :-) 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hey wcu is in a dry county. so when you want to get beer you have to drive for a ways. that sucks. seriously. and app is better academically
2007-08-27 17:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by jwintim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋