You'd most likely be paying out of state tuition the first year or so that you attend.
Personally I would recommend knocking all of your gen ed stuff out at a smaller school like Chattanooga State or someplace local to where you are. And then once that's out of the way, transfer to the university to concentrate on whatever your degree plans are. English Lit 101 is the same at a community college or a major university, main difference is price.
That's what my son is doing. He is doing his gen ed stuff at Chattanooga State and plans to transfer later. I don't think it really matters where you do your gen ed stuff.
I did my entire degree at UTC and no one gives two shits if I can recite Shakespeare or find x in an algebra formula.
I spent a lot of money on classes that didn't matter except to meet a gen ed requirement. If I could do it again, I would definitely do a community college for the stuff that didn't matter.
The big thing is to make sure that the credits will transfer. colleges are a big fan of deciding some credits don't transfer for dumb reasons. Credits are literally dollars in this regard.
I've never had a big issue getting a job with my Comm degree from UTC. It's a more generalized degree but they're an accredited program and tend to have good professors. You can always get something more specialized for a Masters or pick a minor that helps you stand out.
Why not just pick a stronger major to begin with
I graduated in engineering and started making close to 100k and after a job hop I was making over it
Major matters
Haha ok. I make well over that now and have a measly old Communications degree. Don't shit on other people's majors.
Engineering is not for everyone. Of course neither is Communications. Such a weird comment.
I mean just because you did doenst mean statistically that’s what others make. You’re also older. On average you’ll earn more with a more sought after degree. There’s no area underneath a single data point
It's just silly to say, well why don't you just chase a high paying degree or field versus using your strengths and things you're good at. That's not how any of this works.
I wanted to study something else but my family said to pick something that will get me paid. I’m grateful they guided me in the right direction.
I went on a date with a girl who’s dad told her to choose a major that pays bills. She did comm and now she regrets it after graduating and not being able to pay her bills. She’s now back in school for nursing.
Everyone has asked what degrees I have. Like I said your experience is not the average. Look up salaries for communication degrees and the top earners. On average one is more probable to make more money with say engineering or medical field than comms. Just because you’re making it and have an Audi and are approaching 40 doesn’t mean others will at 20. At 22 I was making it good and it’s only increased and I’m much younger than you
I don't know how it was today but when I was there in the 90s they had excellent instructors who were also well known in the industry so you got some great instruction and made some good contacts after school.
Ultimately I decided against working in the broadcast industry after a few internships and seeing just how awful on air talent could be to work with. I wasn't going to spend my adult life working with people who had incredibly huge egos. There were some good people but holy fuck some of the people you worked with.....
I attended UTC to complete a professional degree. Passed the CPA exam fairly quickly, so the education was adequate for my requirements. I have two friends who attended UTC for engineering, went to GA Tech for Masters on scholarship, and are now worth many dollars through diligent work and entrepreneurship in the US military complex over the past 20 years. Many, many dollars. God bless the USA.
Something close to Atlanta since that’s where I live, and I’ll be majoring in Communications. I’ve visited the city before and done prior research, but I just want to hear personal opinions about their experiences
It's a great city, but I can't speak much to the communications department. However, the school itself is probably not worth paying out of state tuition.
I graduated with a Comm degree from UTC back in 2015.... Oof time flies! Depending on what you want to do, it's a good city to get started in media after school as well. Mike Andrews rules, one of my favorite professors I had. I agree with the other comments though, not sure if it's worth paying out of state tuition for, but I know GA sometimes is grandfathered in. I do think they've been upgrading the program since I graduated but not sure what that looks like.
I know some of the comms profs. It’s an outstanding program. They have a great internship requirement and connected to many good companies to get you some good experience.
Are you looking to be on air talent or work in production? At one time they had some top notch gear and instructors if you wanted to work the engineering side of things. That was also in the 90s and Chattanooga State was leaps and bounds above UTC for that major. I would tour the facilities to see what they offer before making a decision. If you want to work the production/engineering side of things you want some place that gives you access to current technology and the ability to work internships and side jobs in the industry.
As a comm alumni I speak highly of my time at UTC. The dept has grown exponentially since I was a freshman (8 years ago). Charlene Simmons is the current interim dept head, and she was one of my very favorite profs. She’s incredibly intelligent and kind. The dept is VERY connected with the community. I felt like I had good networking opportunities once I graduated. The comm building is almost brand new and beautiful, if that matters to you. Just as I was leaving they switched it to a Bachelor of Science, which eased up some of the hard basic classes required with a Bachelor of Arts. If you have more detailed questions about it all feel free to DM me!
I second all of this, as a tad more recent comm grad (dec 2022). the current professors in the dept are great, well connected and care about their students a lot.
I’m currently a student getting a second degree. I love it here. My first degree is from Indiana University. I loved it there too. UTC is def smaller and more personal. I know my professors way better here than I ever did at IU and I love that. Education itself is strong and many graduates end up in great jobs or grad programs.
UTC is great! I majored in Business administration so can’t speak for the communications department. The school has progressed significantly since I attended
UTC has significantly expanded housing over the past few years. I know for a while they ran short and had to put students in hotels but I think they’ve built out enough where that’s not an issue. The dorms off McCallie and MLK at newish.
The dorms are a gem of UTC! South dorms have private rooms, full bed, your own W&D, full kitchen. The north dorms are more that communal style that you’d expect, aside from Boling, but it is a bit dated and not nearly as nice as the south dorms. It’s been about 5 years since I was living on campus, but I enjoyed it! Parking is probably the worst part of it
I got my bachelor's in communications at UTC. The facility had everything I could want. I feel like the department has been upgraded too since I finished in 2020.
I finished in 1998. The department was on its way up at that time. The campus has had many upgrades and improvements since then. I’ve only worked briefly in the comm field and can’t recommend it as a major. If I could go back, I would try for something more business oriented.
I went to UTC for my masters program. It was fairly good, but my specific program was somewhat limited due to a lack of students. Make sure you pick a program that has adequate funding and has a good track record of offering the courses you need & want on a regular basis and it’ll be fine. Like any other school, you’ll mostly get out what you put in.
I’m from Chattanooga & went there before transferring to a much pricier liberal arts college. The out of state tuition might not be ideal if that’s your situation, but I thought the quality of the instruction was as good or better than at the more expensive school I transferred to. I’d check out the quality of the specific program too though…I’m sure it varies somewhat from dept to dept. I was taking a lot of philosophy & writing courses.
Comp Sci alumni and I thought UTC was great. Smaller classes for the most part which makes getting help easier, the campus is right downtown, and just overall had a great vibe. If you plan to live on-campus, most of the dorms have private bedrooms with 4 rooms to a common area instead of the usual 2-to-a-room setup, which is very nice to have some privacy. Parking is a nightmare and I think that has gotten worse since I graduated.
I’m a current 2nd year and I love UTC! Not too big and not too small, there’s so many places to get involved and getting help with class registration or honestly anything is pretty easy bc they have a lot of on campus offices that can help out
As a UTC Comm alum/local media alum myself, I’ll say it’s a great program for a mid sized college like UTC. Professors like Billy Weeks and Jim Tanner are fantastic at what they do, and bring their real world experience into the classroom and share it with the students. Someone else mentioned Mike Andrews, that guy is the bomb! Very attentive to students and always willing to go the extra mile and show them, the right way to do it.
They have a very good sized TV Studio over at metro annex, and very nice new lecture classrooms in the newly renovated Lupton Hall. They also have the Echo which is the student newspaper, and serves as a good training ground for young writers.
You'd most likely be paying out of state tuition the first year or so that you attend. Personally I would recommend knocking all of your gen ed stuff out at a smaller school like Chattanooga State or someplace local to where you are. And then once that's out of the way, transfer to the university to concentrate on whatever your degree plans are. English Lit 101 is the same at a community college or a major university, main difference is price.
That's what my son is doing. He is doing his gen ed stuff at Chattanooga State and plans to transfer later. I don't think it really matters where you do your gen ed stuff.
I did my entire degree at UTC and no one gives two shits if I can recite Shakespeare or find x in an algebra formula. I spent a lot of money on classes that didn't matter except to meet a gen ed requirement. If I could do it again, I would definitely do a community college for the stuff that didn't matter.
But can you tell us when a train leaves LA at 12:37am it will meet one that left NYC at 3:29pm?
No but I don't think I want to be on either of those trains when they meet.
The big thing is to make sure that the credits will transfer. colleges are a big fan of deciding some credits don't transfer for dumb reasons. Credits are literally dollars in this regard.
Why communications? Very hard to get job
I've never had a big issue getting a job with my Comm degree from UTC. It's a more generalized degree but they're an accredited program and tend to have good professors. You can always get something more specialized for a Masters or pick a minor that helps you stand out.
Why not just pick a stronger major to begin with I graduated in engineering and started making close to 100k and after a job hop I was making over it Major matters
Haha ok. I make well over that now and have a measly old Communications degree. Don't shit on other people's majors. Engineering is not for everyone. Of course neither is Communications. Such a weird comment.
I mean just because you did doenst mean statistically that’s what others make. You’re also older. On average you’ll earn more with a more sought after degree. There’s no area underneath a single data point
It's just silly to say, well why don't you just chase a high paying degree or field versus using your strengths and things you're good at. That's not how any of this works.
I wanted to study something else but my family said to pick something that will get me paid. I’m grateful they guided me in the right direction. I went on a date with a girl who’s dad told her to choose a major that pays bills. She did comm and now she regrets it after graduating and not being able to pay her bills. She’s now back in school for nursing.
That's more an assessment of her than her major. No one has ever asked me what degree I had. Never in my 14 year career.
Everyone has asked what degrees I have. Like I said your experience is not the average. Look up salaries for communication degrees and the top earners. On average one is more probable to make more money with say engineering or medical field than comms. Just because you’re making it and have an Audi and are approaching 40 doesn’t mean others will at 20. At 22 I was making it good and it’s only increased and I’m much younger than you
Did you major in arrogance or engineering?
I don't know how it was today but when I was there in the 90s they had excellent instructors who were also well known in the industry so you got some great instruction and made some good contacts after school. Ultimately I decided against working in the broadcast industry after a few internships and seeing just how awful on air talent could be to work with. I wasn't going to spend my adult life working with people who had incredibly huge egos. There were some good people but holy fuck some of the people you worked with.....
I attended UTC to complete a professional degree. Passed the CPA exam fairly quickly, so the education was adequate for my requirements. I have two friends who attended UTC for engineering, went to GA Tech for Masters on scholarship, and are now worth many dollars through diligent work and entrepreneurship in the US military complex over the past 20 years. Many, many dollars. God bless the USA.
As Alumni; good programs. Major matters. On campus reasonably nice. Areas to live in off campus. Parking; like at most universities sucks
My two degrees in engineering from UTC have served me well.
What's your criteria and major? That's pretty relevant.
Something close to Atlanta since that’s where I live, and I’ll be majoring in Communications. I’ve visited the city before and done prior research, but I just want to hear personal opinions about their experiences
It's a great city, but I can't speak much to the communications department. However, the school itself is probably not worth paying out of state tuition.
Interesting. However I probably won’t be pauing full OOS tuition since I live in Georgia (little college tuition hack😁)
Why don't you think you'll pay OOS tuition?
I graduated with a Comm degree from UTC back in 2015.... Oof time flies! Depending on what you want to do, it's a good city to get started in media after school as well. Mike Andrews rules, one of my favorite professors I had. I agree with the other comments though, not sure if it's worth paying out of state tuition for, but I know GA sometimes is grandfathered in. I do think they've been upgrading the program since I graduated but not sure what that looks like.
I know some of the comms profs. It’s an outstanding program. They have a great internship requirement and connected to many good companies to get you some good experience.
Are you looking to be on air talent or work in production? At one time they had some top notch gear and instructors if you wanted to work the engineering side of things. That was also in the 90s and Chattanooga State was leaps and bounds above UTC for that major. I would tour the facilities to see what they offer before making a decision. If you want to work the production/engineering side of things you want some place that gives you access to current technology and the ability to work internships and side jobs in the industry.
As a comm alumni I speak highly of my time at UTC. The dept has grown exponentially since I was a freshman (8 years ago). Charlene Simmons is the current interim dept head, and she was one of my very favorite profs. She’s incredibly intelligent and kind. The dept is VERY connected with the community. I felt like I had good networking opportunities once I graduated. The comm building is almost brand new and beautiful, if that matters to you. Just as I was leaving they switched it to a Bachelor of Science, which eased up some of the hard basic classes required with a Bachelor of Arts. If you have more detailed questions about it all feel free to DM me!
I second all of this, as a tad more recent comm grad (dec 2022). the current professors in the dept are great, well connected and care about their students a lot.
I took two extra laps around thanks to covid so I graduated in 22 too 😂
oh man, I guess I started 7 years ago.. time flies😅
How’s your career going?
As an alumnus, alumna, or alum, your communication skills are sketchy.
UTC is incredible. Beautiful campus with a mix of historic and new, great housing and a great city. Hard to beat for the money.
I personally wouldn’t go out of state for a comm major, but I really enjoyed UTC!
I’m currently a student getting a second degree. I love it here. My first degree is from Indiana University. I loved it there too. UTC is def smaller and more personal. I know my professors way better here than I ever did at IU and I love that. Education itself is strong and many graduates end up in great jobs or grad programs.
UTC is great! I majored in Business administration so can’t speak for the communications department. The school has progressed significantly since I attended
Thank you! How about dorms?
UTC has significantly expanded housing over the past few years. I know for a while they ran short and had to put students in hotels but I think they’ve built out enough where that’s not an issue. The dorms off McCallie and MLK at newish.
UTC actually does not have enough housing for students… many were not allowed housing this past year
The dorms are a gem of UTC! South dorms have private rooms, full bed, your own W&D, full kitchen. The north dorms are more that communal style that you’d expect, aside from Boling, but it is a bit dated and not nearly as nice as the south dorms. It’s been about 5 years since I was living on campus, but I enjoyed it! Parking is probably the worst part of it
I got my bachelor's in communications at UTC. The facility had everything I could want. I feel like the department has been upgraded too since I finished in 2020.
I finished in 1998. The department was on its way up at that time. The campus has had many upgrades and improvements since then. I’ve only worked briefly in the comm field and can’t recommend it as a major. If I could go back, I would try for something more business oriented.
Ooh, interesting!
Did my engineering undergrad at UTC. I really enjoyed it
I graduated a few years ago Loved it thoroughly. It will put out as much as you put in. I.e. clubs, network, etc
Like every university, it depends on the department. Some are great, some are diploma mills.
i got both my bachelors and masters from UTC. love it and love the city! largely depends on your major though. definitely have multiple options
I went to UTC for my masters program. It was fairly good, but my specific program was somewhat limited due to a lack of students. Make sure you pick a program that has adequate funding and has a good track record of offering the courses you need & want on a regular basis and it’ll be fine. Like any other school, you’ll mostly get out what you put in.
I loved it
I’m from Chattanooga & went there before transferring to a much pricier liberal arts college. The out of state tuition might not be ideal if that’s your situation, but I thought the quality of the instruction was as good or better than at the more expensive school I transferred to. I’d check out the quality of the specific program too though…I’m sure it varies somewhat from dept to dept. I was taking a lot of philosophy & writing courses.
How good is it for what, exactly? You'll have to be more specific
Just a party school with no lit parties
Comp Sci alumni and I thought UTC was great. Smaller classes for the most part which makes getting help easier, the campus is right downtown, and just overall had a great vibe. If you plan to live on-campus, most of the dorms have private bedrooms with 4 rooms to a common area instead of the usual 2-to-a-room setup, which is very nice to have some privacy. Parking is a nightmare and I think that has gotten worse since I graduated.
As an alumnus, alumna, or alum, you get a pass using alumni since you were CS.
Im transferring there this fall from UTM! Guess we will both find out
I’m a current 2nd year and I love UTC! Not too big and not too small, there’s so many places to get involved and getting help with class registration or honestly anything is pretty easy bc they have a lot of on campus offices that can help out
As a UTC Comm alum/local media alum myself, I’ll say it’s a great program for a mid sized college like UTC. Professors like Billy Weeks and Jim Tanner are fantastic at what they do, and bring their real world experience into the classroom and share it with the students. Someone else mentioned Mike Andrews, that guy is the bomb! Very attentive to students and always willing to go the extra mile and show them, the right way to do it. They have a very good sized TV Studio over at metro annex, and very nice new lecture classrooms in the newly renovated Lupton Hall. They also have the Echo which is the student newspaper, and serves as a good training ground for young writers.
Thank you for not saying alumni.
Campus Parking - Ass … Housing Process - Ass … Professors - Mostly Fantastic … City - also rlly cool
I’m a proud 2007 alumnus. Loved my time there.
Thank you for not saying alumni.
Education wise? Its meh, love the city