Thoughts on Providence College?

[Anonymous]

Any experiences with it?

[Anonymous]

Seems like a well liked school, perhaps a safety for some in New Englan. Feel like it’s relatively Catholic and not very diverse, similar to Holy Cross.

[Anonymous]

I know people who had kids at both Providence and Villanova, and while they liked both, they really preferred Providence. Great overall student experience. Lots of school spirit, nice kids. A solid school.

[Anonymous]

Recently toured it, and DC and I like it a lot. Friendly vibe, nice campus, fun college town, easy flight.

[Anonymous]

I know a few kids who have gone there. All are nice, good-natured, easy-to-like kids. They seem happy. All are Catholic.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Providence and my dad was a professor at PC for 37 years (retired in 2021!)

It draws primarily from New England & the tri-state area so I wouldn't say conservative in the political sense, but definitely in that most students tend to be quite conventional- sports, preppy, pre-professional, suburban, UMC, outgoing. Lots of kids from Catholic high schools. Very big bar/drinking culture. Around $80k/year, and they don't give a whole lot of merit.

It's not the nicest area of Providence, but not inherently dangerous. Providence itself is great and you can easily get anywhere in the city from campus.

Their best program is probably their business school.

Similar schools: Villanova, Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, Fairfield, Loyola MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recently toured it, and DC and I like it a lot. Friendly vibe, nice campus, fun college town, easy flight.

Recently read that the campus was "run-down" and not in a nice part of the city. What were your thoughts & impressions ? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

^^It is across town from Brown and RISD, which are in the nicest part of town. Still it has a college-feel and seems to be well-liked by the students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Providence and my dad was a professor at PC for 37 years (retired in 2021!)

It draws primarily from New England & the tri-state area so I wouldn't say conservative in the political sense, but definitely in that most students tend to be quite conventional- sports, preppy, pre-professional, suburban, UMC, outgoing. Lots of kids from Catholic high schools. Very big bar/drinking culture. Around $80k/year, and they don't give a whole lot of merit.

It's not the nicest area of Providence, but not inherently dangerous. Providence itself is great and you can easily get anywhere in the city from campus.

Their best program is probably their business school.

Similar schools: Villanova, Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, Fairfield, Loyola MD.

I know someone who taught there but switched universities. For them, the insular Catholic school culture wasn't a good fit.