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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I view it as reach. It is only known within the region where it exists. JMU, CNU, GMU in Virginia would be regional schools. They're known within a geographic sphere, not not particularly nationally. If you went to Los Angeles and said you have a degree from James Madison U., the person would think "where?" and they wouldn't know where it was.

This doesn't mean the school is bad, it just means it doesn't have a national or global name. But if you said "I went to the University of Virginia or Virginia Tech," the person in LA would think "Oh, I've heard of those."[/quote]

See, you and lots of people are saying that you have some made up definition in your head.  I agree with you, that maybe that's what a regional university should be.  That it's what people think when they hear the term.

But it appears that it's not what it means.  Which is why I'm asking what the working definition is.

As far as I can tell, the definition hinges entirely on whether they offer a PhD.

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