Anywhere but Utah,

Thank you

Western State College, Gunnison Colorado.

It's shaggy,scruffy "mountain man" territory. Are you able to take a "real winter?" Because if you can't, don't go there.

All the successful, world traveling climbing and/or extreme sport type alumni would take me all day to list.

Above all, the tuition is a fraction of the cost you'd spend at a large university, and yet the education to be had there is top notch.

Will S: "shithole decaying rustbelt kinda town". I can't let this dig against Chattanooga rest. It's incredibly ignorant and has really pissed me off. Don't insult a Southerner's home town.

I think it's appropriate to quote some Skynyrd here. "Well I heard Mr. Young sing about us. Well I heard ole' Neal put us down. Well I hope Neal Young will remember... that A SOUTHERN MAN DON'T NEED HIM AROUND ANYHOW."

I say the same thing to you Will S. Don't like us? Fine, don't come climb here.

Item 1: Chattanooga as climbing town
Rock and Ice rates Chattanooga as the best climbing town

Item 2: Industry in Chattanooga:
-Volkswagen Chattanooga (Revolutionized Chattanooga's economy, our housing market is ROBUST to say the least. Just TRY to find a construction job in Boulder or Moab.)
-Alstom Chattanooga (world leader in Green energy technology)
-UNUM Provident Corp Fortune 500
-Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee
-Brach & Brock Confections
-Chattem Inc
-Dixie Yarns
-The Krystal Company
-McKee Banking Company
-North American Royalties
-Olan Mills, Inc.

Item 3: Infrastructure in Chattanooga
Fastest internet in ENTIRE COUNTRY

Now if you will excuse me, I'll be enjoying some "World Class" climbing at T-Wall.

I'd say that the only drawback to WSC is that you'll love the lifestyle there so much that you'll basically do anything to stay after you've graduated. Like shoveling snow in the winter in Crested Butte, and cutting firewood in the summer, not me but I know several people that this scenario applies to.

"There is a leisure class at both ends of the economic spectrum"

Poor kid is probably so much more confused than he was at the beginning. Seriously though go to CSU for all the reasons mentioned above and so many more!

 
                  Resident     Non-Resident 
Tuition           $ 3,423*     $12,889 
Fees (required)   $ 1,354      $ 1,354 
Books & Supplies  $ 1,500      $ 1,500 
Room              $ 4,884      $ 4,884 
Board             $ 3,742      $ 3,742 
Transportation 
 & Personal       $ 2,560      $ 3,250 
 
Total Yearly      $17,463      $27,619 

What? no more Keating mystery meat green steamed patties. How will those freshman survive?

I go to Prescott College, in Arizona, and there are eight or so areas within an hour, multiple classes that take you out climbing, and everyone seems to climb and want to go out all the time. I would look into it if you want climbing to be a part of your major.

Resident Non-Resident Tuition $ 3,423* $12,889 Fees (required) $ 1,354 $ 1,354 Books & Supplies $ 1,500 $ 1,500 Room $ 4,884 $ 4,884 Board $ 3,742 $ 3,742 Transportation & Personal $ 2,560 $ 3,250 Total Yearly $17,463 $27,619 quote>

That out of state tuition is going to be really fun to pay by chopping wood. I think there's definitely got to be a scale of cost in relation to educational benefit as well. Got to think some podunk school in western CO wouldn't fare too well on such a scale.

The University of the South in Sewanee, TN.

I am willing to bet that there are no other campuses that have multiple 5.13's (and 13,000 acres). I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

www.coloradocollege.edu/campusactivities/orc/cacc/securecacc>>>

Quite honestly, the best college for climbing AND obtaining an excellent education is Colorado College. You will set yourself up for any career you want. Check out the link above and tell me I am wrong.

Joe

Here are my top 3:

#1 Quest College Squamish BC!
This is the champ! Best back country skiing, rock climbing, mtn. biking. Close proximity to the canadian rockies, north cascades and Rodgers Pass.

#2 MSU Bozeman
Great rock climbing, great ice climbing, great skiing, and lots of partners. It is also a very good college and cost of living is pretty cheap in ol montucky.

#3 I'll give it to Durango
Silverton, Ouray, Indian Creek, the Black, good skiing.

Prescott College AZ, especially if you want to major in Adventure Ed.

I think you need to weigh proximity with name recognition and reputation. Sure, there are tons of small colleges close to really good climbing. But a degree from those places isn't going to carry much weight if you leave the immediate community. I'm not saying that the education isn't good, but people will stare blankly at your answer to "where'd you go to school?" unless you add a clarifier on to the end every time. They may also be more likely to hire someone who went to a college that they've at least heard of before.

Surely places like UC Boulder, CSU, U of Utah are good bets. People doing the hiring in other states aren't going to scratch their head wondering where they are. Dartmouth is probably the highest rated college that is close to lots of good climbing. Admittedly, the climbing is better in CO/UT, but a slip of paper from Dartmouth is worth more than a lot of people might realize.

If it's any help now, I'm thinking of majoring in immunology

University of Utah! I'm also 4 years away from college but I love living in Salt Lake. Such a great climbing community and every type of climbing imaginable, plus a lifetime worth of projects

North Country Community College!

I live 5 minutes from one of the best places to boulder in the ADK park, 5 minutes and a 10 minute walk to some local cracks, 20 minutes from Pitchoff, and 40 minutes from anything in chapel pond, beer walls, etc.. About 30 minutes to Willinghton. Theres so much rock and ice up here it's overwhelming.