When you consider your choices for attending university after high school, you might want to look past the educations offered at state colleges. The idea of attending a university that receives most of its funding from the state may not necessarily appeal to you.
Instead, you might prefer a school that is smaller and privately funded. You may determine you can get a better education when you pursue the advantages offered at a private college.
Smaller Classroom Sizes
A private college may offer you smaller classroom sizes than what you would find at a larger state-subsidized school. You may not want to be one among hundreds of other students in a single section of a course. You want to be more than just a number to the professor teaching the class.
A private college may offer classes where there are dozens or fewer students for each course. You may enjoy more one-on-one time with the professors of your class and get more personalized teaching. You may avoid becoming a nameless and faceless student ID number in your professor's grade book when you attend a private college.
Faith-based Learning
Further, you may prefer to attend a private college that can legally incorporate tenets of your religious faith into curricula offered there. You might have tightly held religious beliefs and practices you are not willing to compromise or abandon in your pursuit of higher education. You want to maintain and utilize them each day as you work toward your degree.
A private college that receives no funding from the state may be legally allowed to incorporate religious tenets into academic life there. The university leaders and professors avoid having to bypass religious teachings because of the mandate of separation of church and state, as publicly-funded colleges must.
Prestige
Finally, you may find a degree from a private college to be more prestigious than one that you can earn from a state-subsidized university. Private colleges can be more elite because of the price of their tuition and rigorous admittance standards. When you are admitted to and graduate from a private college, you may have a degree that garners more admiration and respect from potential employers.
A private college can provide you with an alternative to attending a state-funded university. You may enjoy smaller classroom sizes at a private college. You also may encounter more incorporation of your religious beliefs and earn a degree with more prestige attached to it.
