(04-06-2021 11:35 AM)MidknightWhiskey Wrote:  Also as much as we like to put academics on the back burner when discussing expansion, App St is not even a nationally ranked university. They're only in the regional rankings. I don't see them ever getting any serious consideration. Hopefully they can continue to improve and make themselves more relevant but that is a long road and one we will not be walking with them.

Jeds' stats show that the game that is played on the field is as high level as any you'd find. But, App isn't focusing on being a "National University" as the school's charter is about serving Western North Carolina, which is why we have such a high number of teachers, nurses, accountants, etc.

App does do things on the "national level" in areas that we do focus on like topping the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ list of “Top 50 Alma Maters by Total Number of NBCTs” for the fifth consecutive year: https://rcoe.appstate.edu/news/appalachi...utive-year

Competing and beating schools like Oxford, MIT, Berkley, etc. in renewable energy competitions: https://today.appstate.edu/2018/07/24/am...-challenge and https://www.hcpress.com/education/appala...15000.html

And App State is the #18th rated Accounting School in the nation. https://business.appstate.edu/news/appal...ing-school




Also, the football team is pretty good.