HONORS COLLEGE RESIDENTS MOVE TO NEW HOUSING for FALL 2009
We are excited to announce that the seventh floor in Allegany Hall, beginning fall 2009, has been reserved for Students in the Honors College. Allegheny Hall offers private and semi-private suites with all the bells and whistles. Floorplans, amenities, and rates can be found online at www.wcuhousing.com or you can visit our leasing office locations.
WEST CHESTER “MOST IMPROVED” AMONG BEST BUYS
Once again, West Chester University is among Kiplinger’s 100 best values in public colleges, which ranks four-year schools based on their outstanding economic value with top-notch education. For the 2008-09 ranking, West Chester also won the “Most Improved” award, leaping from the #93 slot to #53, after boosting graduation rates and offering more need-based aid.
West Chester was one of three public universities in Pennsylvania listed among this year’s “best buys” (along with the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State at University Park.)
The chart, which will be published in the December 2008 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, will be available on newsstands Tuesday, November 11th —and available at www.kiplinger.com/money/collegevalues.
“With the economic turmoil of 2008, families of all income levels are feeling the financial pinch,” says Fred Frailey, editor of Kiplinger’s. “But schools like these prove that an excellent education is still available at an affordable price.”
Selected from a pool of more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities, schools in the Kiplinger 100 were ranked according to academic quality, including admission and retention rates, student-faculty ratios and four- and six-year graduation rates, as well as on cost and financial aid. To view the complete article, please visit www.kiplinger.com. Rankings, methodology, and other specifics are available at: www.kiplinger.com/money/collegevalues
