GCSU highly valued

“Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine” has once again selected GCSU as one of the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.”
According to “Kiplinger’s” website, the colleges that make this list are considered “noteworthy for their combination of top-flight academics and affordable costs.”
In last year’s 2007 ranking, GCSU found itself in ninety-ninth place; however, this year GCSU has moved up the ladder to claim eighty-third place.
Making this list is a definite honor, especially since only two other Georgia colleges, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia made the list.
Judy Bailey, GCSU’s public relations specialists, believes that there will be a further rise in the school’s rankings.
“Keeping prices as low as we possibly can, and recruiting bright freshmen classes are things that will continue the rise in rankings,” Bailey said. “GCSU’s mission will continue to draw students who are interested in a well rounded education,”
Bailey’s granddaughter, Lindsay Webb, a first year student, attends GCSU not only for the value but also the beautiful atmosphere.
“Any college is expensive,” said Clyde Pherrell, a fist year mass communication major. “So it is good to know that I am getting the most for my money.”
“With not many schools in Georgia making the list (“Kiplinger’s”), it made GCSU stand out,” Pherrell said.
Ashley Philips, a first year pre-nursing major, chose GCSU because its “nursing program is really good and competitive.” Phillips also acknowledges that “the Hope scholarship really helps with paying for school, on top of the fact that I am already getting a good value.”
Clark Howard, who regularly appears on WSB-TV, offers consumer warnings and consumer tips. His daughter, Rebecca Howard is a first year student here at GCSU, and she revealed how both she and her father feel about GCSU making the “Kiplinger’s” list.
“My dad thinks GCSU is great, not only because it made “Kiplinger’s” list, but also because it was my first choice when it came to colleges,” Rebecca said.
Rebecca remembers being overjoyed when she received her acceptance letter from GCSU.
“We love this school,” Howard said, “because it is a liberal arts public school with small class sizes.”
In addition to the small class, the small student-faculty ratio factors into the great value that all students receive at GCSU.
“Hope is also very important to my dad because it gives people a chance to receive an education,” Rebecca said.
Although value is often concerned with what one can receive for the price, GCSU has many other qualities that add to the aesthetic value.
In just a short walk from the dorms to Front Campus, one will pass colonial architecture and walk in the same paths of the famous novelist Flannery O’Connor.

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