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Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Minot State, Jamestown, Valley City State University, and North Dakota State University.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Valley City State University, United Tribes Technical College, and Lake Region State College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Trinity Bible College, Jamestown, University of North Dakota, and United Tribes Technical College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Trinity Bible College, Jamestown, North Dakota State College of Science, and United Tribes Technical College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Sitting Bull College, Valley City State University, and Mayville State.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
North Dakota State University • Fargo, ND
Studying Business Administration (completion in 2009)
• 1/26/2012
"I feel I definitely got my money's worth at NDSU, as evidenced by my current career. The school is only continuing to make strides forward."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | The College of Business at NDSU was an excellent learning environment for me. While not prefect, I felt more than adequately prepared for my career. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | NDSU was a fast growing school at my time there. One of the areas they chose to focus on improving was the College of Business. So while it's not historically thought of as an elite school, they have been making strides to change that. One of these efforts was to build a brand new, state of the art campus for the College of Business thanks to funding from surrounding firms, and large contributions from a local businessman. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The Business Administration program at NDSU was quite good overall. It encompassed three focuses of business in Management, Marketing and Finance. The reason I chose this program was to be more well-rounded, and I feel I accomplished that at the time of graduation. |
| Instruction | 6 | I wasn't given enough practical education and much more of it was theoretical. I understand that teaching sales is not easy to teach in a class room, but nonetheless, I learned much of what I know about sales from hands-on, face-to-face interaction, and from more experienced salespeople. |
| How Difficult | 8 | My Business Administration program was not easy by any means. In particular, the Finance classes required were quite difficult. Classes like Investment Analysis, and Stock & Bond Valuation weren't my strong suit so I struggled in those areas. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Much of the program was book learning. There was hand-on learning as well, such as simulations for running businesses, but I would have liked more hands-on learning to prepare us for the very hands-on business world. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 3 | Students in their Junior and Senior year were quite limited in their class options. Many required classes were only offered once or twice, making scheduling difficult. Their summer options were even more limited. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | NDSU built a brand-new campus for the College of Business in downtown Fargo that was constructed with technology in mind. It's completely Wi-Fi enabled, has lecture halls with built in desk computers, and stock tickers, and many more features. |
| Social Life | 8 | NDSU made strong efforts to promote school spirit. After switching from Division II to Division I, they encouraged students to take part in school activities. This made it easy to be social. There were also many clubs, and many business-specific clubs such as Accounting Club, MIS club, and DECA. |
| Placement Services | 9 | NDSU offers an extensive career placement program. They have a simple career bulletin for firms to post jobs/internships for graduates and upperclassmen. They also offer a business-only career fair annually with 100+ companies in attendance. |
| Alumni Network | While there was alumni support available, I did not make use of it and such don't feel qualified to rate it. |
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