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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it depends on what you are looking for and where you want to go after college.

I went to a regional college -- Cal Poly SLO -- but it's the top ranked "regional" college in the West, has a very strong reputation in California. I had a great experience there and got strong practical experience that directly led to my first job. However, in retrospect, I knew in the longer term I wanted to move to the East coast (most of our relatives are here, applied to Eastern colleges that my parents decided were too expensive) so it might have been better for me to choose a school with greater name recognition. I know CPSLO is better known now but wasn't back then.

OTOH, my reasons for choosing CPSLO over better-known UCs made sense -- I wanted a smaller, more undergrad focused experience. I liked the "learn by doing" approach which gave me the experience that helped start my career. I was a really timid 17 yr old going off to college and still think I'd likely have floundered at the huge U.

In the end I got the job I wanted out of school (in LA) and through that built contacts that helped me make the jump East and ultimately went to grad school here.

One of my kids goes to a regional college, in the mid-Atlantic, basically for the same reasons I did and I think it's a good fit. She also feels strongly that she wants to stay in the region so a regional school is just fine.

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To all other posters, CA regional colleges are not the OP is talking about.[/quote]

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