South Carolina? ;-)
Looks like it has decent accreditations - http://www.converse.edu/about/our-mission-history/accreditations-and-affiliations
The QEP program looks interesting - http://www.converse.edu/about/accreditations-and-affiliations/converse-qep
What does the scholarship cover? Tuition is just a small part of the cost of college. What are all the fees? Will she be on your insurance? Do they offer insurance for a reasonable rate? Do they have work/study programs? Even if the money is low, it can be a great experience (and keeps you from studying perpetually, or slacking off perpetually. :-)
What's the student housing like for freshmen? College can be a big change. Fighting for grades is more tolerable if you don't also have to feel like an outcast in your dorm, or have crappy food, or a drafty dorm or ...
Will she need a car? Does the campus have a transportation system?
The school is #52 in the list in its category in Washington Monthly's rankings - http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-southeast-rank.php - lots of schools seem to have similar rankings (9) in that group. Look at the graduation rate, the student loan default rate, etc. The graduation rate seems below average for its group (-1.5% below average).
With all that said, college is often more a matter of clicking with the people around you (teachers, fellow students, others) than the "prestige" or "quality" of the school. She needs to find a place that she's willing to struggle and think and grow at for 4 years. A "good school" where she's miserable and which crushes her psyche is a poor bargain. A "party school" with less "prestige" where she does well can be worth a lot.
If she ends up not being able to finish, it can be very difficult to start again later. Especially if she has loans. :-( If she's not sure she's ready, sometimes doing something else (Peace Corps? Traveling? Playing in a band?) and waiting a year can make more sense for some people than jumping in right after HS.
It sounds like a great opportunity! Best of luck with the figuring and with her choice!
HTH.
Cheers,
Scott.
The QEP program looks interesting - http://www.converse.edu/about/accreditations-and-affiliations/converse-qep
What does the scholarship cover? Tuition is just a small part of the cost of college. What are all the fees? Will she be on your insurance? Do they offer insurance for a reasonable rate? Do they have work/study programs? Even if the money is low, it can be a great experience (and keeps you from studying perpetually, or slacking off perpetually. :-)
What's the student housing like for freshmen? College can be a big change. Fighting for grades is more tolerable if you don't also have to feel like an outcast in your dorm, or have crappy food, or a drafty dorm or ...
Will she need a car? Does the campus have a transportation system?
The school is #52 in the list in its category in Washington Monthly's rankings - http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-southeast-rank.php - lots of schools seem to have similar rankings (9) in that group. Look at the graduation rate, the student loan default rate, etc. The graduation rate seems below average for its group (-1.5% below average).
With all that said, college is often more a matter of clicking with the people around you (teachers, fellow students, others) than the "prestige" or "quality" of the school. She needs to find a place that she's willing to struggle and think and grow at for 4 years. A "good school" where she's miserable and which crushes her psyche is a poor bargain. A "party school" with less "prestige" where she does well can be worth a lot.
If she ends up not being able to finish, it can be very difficult to start again later. Especially if she has loans. :-( If she's not sure she's ready, sometimes doing something else (Peace Corps? Traveling? Playing in a band?) and waiting a year can make more sense for some people than jumping in right after HS.
It sounds like a great opportunity! Best of luck with the figuring and with her choice!
HTH.
Cheers,
Scott.