Has state college determined your move to NC or SC? (Charlotte: chapel, student loan)
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Hi everyone, I am in the process of relocating to Charlotte from out of state. I think we've pretty much settled on Fort Mill as where we will buy a house, due to the school quality, and prices for what we want.
The only thing nagging me is that I have two kids who will go to college (one in 3 years, one in 7 years). I would like to pay for their college tuition. But I can't afford most private tuitions, and I don't want them to saddle themselves with student loan debt, so I will nudge them towards public universities in the state in which we reside.
I'm debating for this reason to look for a house in NC instead because of the better selection of state universities in NC.
Has anyone else made the decision whether to live in SC vs NC, with their kids possibility of attending that state's schools (either NC or SC) as a large factor?
Think of it this way. You are an employer looking at some resumes for an entry level position.
University of Kentucky... Colorado State... Arizona state... Michigan state... etc.
Odds are, you see them as roughly equivalently credentialed, and don't really put much weight on one school vs another. You're going to look more at how the candidate presents himself, any other indications of motivation and enthusiasm to perform, the candidate's personal references, etc.
So North Carolina over South Carolina isn't going to be a big bucket of beans one way or the other, if your kids apply to jobs more than a few states away from here.
I am sure plenty of people have graduated from South Carolina universities and are very successful in their fields, but I suspect if you were to ask this question on a forum like CollegeConfidential the folks there would come down resoundingly in favor of colleges in North Carolina. South Carolina really just does not have an equivalent to UNC. NC State and Clemson are in the same ballpark, but USC is really not in UNC's ballpark. Do you anticipate your kids wanting to go to a very selective college? Are they good students? It may not matter. There are some good colleges in SC, too. You can run the numbers on it. And yes some employers absolutely will look at where you went to college, just depends on the field.
I am sure plenty of people have graduated from South Carolina universities and are very successful in their fields, but I suspect if you were to ask this question on a forum like CollegeConfidential the folks there would come down resoundingly in favor of colleges in North Carolina. South Carolina really just does not have an equivalent to UNC. NC State and Clemson are in the same ballpark, but USC is really not in UNC's ballpark. Do you anticipate your kids wanting to go to a very selective college? Are they good students? It may not matter. There are some good colleges in SC, too. You can run the numbers on it. And yes some employers absolutely will look at where you went to college, just depends on the field.
I agree with this. Generally, NC universities are a cut above those in SC, with the exception of Clemson, but to a large extent, it depends on what they want to major in. For example, for a nursing degree, it wouldn't matter - either state is fine.
It doesnt matter where you go to undergrad. NCs might look better than SCs, sure.
But it literally makes no dif. A bachelors degree in borderline useless anyway. The real determinate of a job is the quality of their Masters degree if they get one.
It doesnt matter where you go to undergrad. NCs might look better than SCs, sure.
But it literally makes no dif. A bachelors degree in borderline useless anyway. The real determinate of a job is the quality of their Masters degree if they get one.
That is really not true. Some fields don't need grad school.
And yes some employers absolutely will look at where you went to college, just depends on the field.
Especially if they plan to be employed in NC. My son chose NC State over Penn State and an out of state private school because he thought long term it made more sense. I'm glad he did because he's been back and forth so much due to COVID that I feel like he should be a senior instead of a soph.
It doesnt matter where you go to undergrad. NCs might look better than SCs, sure.
But it literally makes no dif. A bachelors degree in borderline useless anyway. The real determinate of a job is the quality of their Masters degree if they get one.
We chose NC 18 years ago and fourteen years later, one of our kids chose Clemson over Chapel Hill and other NC schools. My advice is, if you are going to limit your kids’ choices to in state, don’t take them to visit anywhere out of state.
It doesnt matter where you go to undergrad. NCs might look better than SCs, sure.
But it literally makes no dif. A bachelors degree in borderline useless anyway. The real determinate of a job is the quality of their Masters degree if they get one.
As a manager who works for one of the large banks in Charlotte and hires out of college for full time and contract employees I can promise you this is absolutely not true.
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