Looking At Colleges (Juneau) (Anchorage: employment, employers, event)

[jason1117]

US news is not that reliable.
It heavily emphasizes"peer assessment",which means,if people from lower states know nothing about Alaska,the score will be very low.

UAF is ranked 4th tier,too.

[DannyL]

Originally Posted by karlsch

For what it's worth, U.S News & News Report rates this as a fourth tier school. The lowest ranking.

Not being a liberal state has it's drawbacks as far as rankings in polls and opinions.
But we can live with it.

[zatchery]

I have another question. Is UAS a nationally accredited school?

[karlsch]

Originally Posted by jason1117

US news is not that reliable.
It heavily emphasizes"peer assessment",which means,if people from lower states know nothing about Alaska,the score will be very low.

UAF is ranked 4th tier,too.

But University of Alaska Anchorage is a top tier school, so they do know about Alaska.

Is is really surprising that a small school like Juneau is not "the Harvard of the North"?

[Metlakatla]

It takes a little more than living in Anchorage to actually know about Alaska.

I have another question. Is UAS a nationally accredited school?

Yes.

[zatchery]

Originally Posted by karlsch

But University of Alaska Anchorage is a top tier school, so they do know about Alaska.

Is is really surprising that a small school like Juneau is not "the Harvard of the North"?

To be honest, I'd rather study and live in a place like Juneau despite it being the smaller city and having the smaller college. Juneau is beautiful place. Anchorage is well... just not Alaska.

[Xa'at]

Originally Posted by karlsch

For what it's worth, U.S News & News Report rates this as a fourth tier school. The lowest ranking.

I've never even heard of US News and News Report. Whatever they say, UAS has one of the top Marine Biology programs in the West. As for Anchorage, my cousin goes there and I think he likes it, but honestly, Anchorage and Juneau aren't really comparable. Anchorage is a big city with big city amenities, but it is, and there is no other word for it, flat. Juneau is harder to get to, on and on, but you can't beat it for surroundings. It is also, for the record, far more liberal than the rest of the state. With exception to the Valley, Juneau is like an ex-hippie paradise!

[jason1117]

Originally Posted by karlsch

But University of Alaska Anchorage is a top tier school, so they do know about Alaska.

Is is really surprising that a small school like Juneau is not "the Harvard of the North"?

UAA is just a Master(west),57 school,not National unviersity 57(like boston university).
UAA is not a real top school.

[karlsch]

Originally Posted by Xa'at

I've never even heard of US News and News Report. :

You can't be serious!!

[Xa'at]

Oh, but I am. For my news I read the Empire/Bee (depending on where I am) and that is plenty news for me. Plus, how accurate can it be, saying that UAS is a bad school?