CollegeChoice.net Identifies the 50 Best Colleges and Universities for Summer School in the United States
Tuition savings, smaller class size and increased class frequency are contributing factors for summer school students
RALEIGH, N.C., May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher education website CollegeChoice.net has published a ranking of the 50 Best Colleges for Summer School in the United States (http://www.collegechoice.net/posts/50-best-colleges-for-summer-school/). Two University of California schools are among the top three, with UC-San Diego taking the top spot and UC-Santa Barbara placing third. The University of Colorado-Boulder was slotted second. Schools were selected based on their academic reputation and proximity to beautiful and interesting places for fun summer activities.
"A growing number of college students are choosing to take courses over the summer, often out of a desire to save on tuition, as summer courses are often less expensive and students are able to graduate faster. The scarcity of summer jobs also makes staying in school an attractive option," said J. Alder, Managing Editor of CollegeChoice.net. "The idea behind this list is that if you're planning to be in school during the summer, why not go to a place you'd want to be anyway?"
In addition to financial reasons, reports indicate that many students prefer summer school courses because of the smaller classes and the increased frequency of classes, which often meet every day and facilitate the learning of memory-intensive subjects like foreign languages. Many schools also report a spike in enrollment for online classes during the summer.
Other schools making the top 50 list include:
Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts
Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, California
California State University, Long Beach - Long Beach, California
Columbia University - New York City, New York
Cornell University - Ithaca, New York
Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire
Delaware State University - Dover, Delaware
Endicott College - Beverly, Massachusetts
Flagler College - St. Augustine, Florida
Florida Institute of Technology - Melbourne, Florida
Indiana University Bloomington - Bloomington, Indiana
Montana State University - Bozeman, Montana
New York University - New York City, New York
Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff, Arizona
Northwestern Michigan College - Traverse City, Michigan
Pepperdine University - Malibu, California
Point Loma Nazarene University - San Diego, California
Portland State University - Portland, Oregon
San Diego State University - San Diego, California
Stanford University - Stanford, California
Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas
University of Alaska Anchorage - Anchorage, Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks - Fairbanks, Alaska
University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, California
University of California, Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, California
University of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
University of Georgia - Athens, Georgia
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Honolulu, Hawaii
University of Hawaii Maui College - Kahului, Hawaii
University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas
University of Miami - Coral Gables, Florida
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Minnesota Duluth - Duluth, Minnesota
University of Mississippi - Oxford, Mississippi
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Paradise, Nevada
University of New Orleans - New Orleans, Louisiana
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Champaign, Illinois
University of South Carolina Beaufort - Beaufort, South Carolina
University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
University of Vermont - Burlington, Vermont
University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, Wisconsin
Utah State University - Logan, Utah
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Blacksburg, Virginia
CollegeChoice.net is an independent online resource dedicated to helping prospective college students and their families make the best decision for their educational future.
Contact:
J. Alder
Managing Editor
CollegeChoice.net
Email (919) 745-8594
SOURCE CollegeChoice.net
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