Does the college or uiversity you attend really matter when being employed?

Hi Miles! Great question. In actuality most employers are only concerned with whether or not you have a degree and if you can do the job, not necessarily which post secondary institution you attended. The expectation to this is if you plan on working for a high profile organization or companies who tend hire individuals from certain college or universities, otherwise no.

I agree with Grace. Many employers have certain schools they recruit heavily from; however, it's extremely important to pick a college/university that is accredited. It's never to early to start looking into different scholarship opportunities outside of a specific university (www.fastweb.com), while you're still figuring out where you want to attend. You want to make sure you borrow the least amount of money as possible. There are many young graduates that are coming out of college with a mountain of debit due to loans. Be smart in your investment and look into financial aid, scholarships, etc. As Grace said, you want to also look into to the culture and environment of a school. Once you have narrow down your choices, go visit the school to see if you can see yourself there.

To a certain degree, the college or university you attend does matter. Employers tend to focus their campus recruiting on schools that they have closer relationships with. Employers will be taking into account your grades and your school when reviewing your resume. Regardless, you should still be considering other factors besides a school's ranking when choosing a school, including financials, the size of the school and it's culture/environment.
In addition, students from all different schools can apply to different employers online and at career fairs. After you start gaining work/internship experience, your school and grades will matter less since many companies find work/internship experience more important than grades.

Hi,
Great question, I think it depends on a lot of factors...where you want to work, your degree/major and where you want your career to go in the long run. For example, if you are using your degree for the military or a government position it may not matter as much as if you wanted to work for a Fortune100 company. As Grace mentions in her answer above, a lot of companies do recruit at specific universities and colleges and having a degree from there can help. I graduated from a little known private university and I have been with Dell for 15 years but I had a lot of experience when I applied to work @ Dell so where I went to school did not matter as much. Hope this helps...good luck!