Should we always mention the campus?

[Vle045]

I grew up near Penn State Behrend.  I was accepted but ended up choosing a different school.  Everyone in the local area refers to the local campus as “Penn State Behrend” or simply “Behrend”.  The hope was that you go to Behrend with the eventual goal of transferring to “State College” (aka the main campus), then you could get that more prestigious degree.  Those who happened to stay at Behrend would always list “Penn State - Behrend”.  In the local area, there is no stigma connected to the Behrend campus.  As for their Global Campus, for Penn State, it is not a completely separate entity. It’s the online versions of their courses which they’ve had for quite some time.  The down side is that the online school is expensive by comparison with other online options.

Interesting viewpoint, I appreciate your thoughts.  What do you think of this statement on Behrend's website?  Is this not misleading / misrepresentation?  

https://behrend.psu.edu/about-the-colleg...best-value

"Power of Penn State
As a Behrend student, you’ll earn a degree from a University that’s in the top 100 worldwide, according to 2022 QS World University rankings. And if you pursue an Engineering degree at Behrend, you’ll study in an undergraduate program ranked in the top 40 in the country.

After you graduate, you’ll become part of one of the country’s largest alumni networks. Penn State is a name that opens doors—anywhere you go."



The world-ranked school is NOT behrend, it's the main campus.  But Behrend "sells" it like you get a degree from the main campus.

Actually, it IS the Behrend engineering program that was ranked in 2021.  Penn State operates as one body.  One alumni network.  They are all Lions.  They all get the same degree.  They all say “The Pennsylvania State University “.  They don’t even differentiate the online program.   It’s not like other states where they differentiate (like UMPI, LSUS).  So, I guess in the case of Penn State, they probably “could” leave off the campus.  And there may be some that do.  But in the local area, those that I have come in contact with do include it.