Why Charter Oak State College is better than Thomas Edison State College

[ladylearner]

I just wanted to chime in about the whole name thing.

While I think some attention is paid to names of colleges, I should also point out that what sounds "cheesy" to one will sound perfectly normal to someone else. For example, New York State's motto is excelsior so the name Excelsior College is appropriate for a college located in the capital of New York State. I don't think it's any cheesier than the name Empire State College, which is the name of a college belonging to the State University of New York system and obviously derived from a popular nickname for New York State. There are lots of things in Connecticut named Charter Oak and the charter oak is actually a significant part of the history of Connecticut.

Just my two cents.