I understand that private colleges generally have smaller class sizes. But do state schools always have large classes?
Many students choose private universities because of the small class sizes, availability of personal interaction with faculty and classmates in the classroom, and opportunities for leadership outside the classroom. However, even the largest universities have smaller classes in the more advanced levels (the last two years, typically). Young at UTA indicates that “first and second-year students have to make the effort to make themselves known to whomever they are working with, but it is definitely possible.” Finally, there are some public institutions that are actually quite small, such as the University of Wisconsin – Superior, with an enrollment of 2800. Steven Houghton, International Student Services Specialist, talks about being able to walk into the chancellor’s office and say “Hi,” which would be unusual at a large university. He has extensive contact with students during the admissions process and often picks them up at the airport when they arrive.
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