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Four Year Accredited College—Arizona State University or University of Washington Introduction Two of my favorite colleges, that I have thought about attending, are Arizona State University and the University of Washington. Although, both of these are great accredited schools, they have some definite differences, especially depending upon whether you are an in state resident or out of state resident. Locations Arizona State University is located in the state of Arizona and has four separate campus locations: Tempe campus, West campus, Polytechnic campus, and Downtown Phoenix campus. All four of these locations are located in the state of Arizona. Arizona State University views itself as “One University in Many Places”. The Tempe campus is known for the research and graduate education. It also offers undergraduate education, which prepares students for graduation and then employment and or helps them move on to a professional school. The West campus is known for its liberal arts education. Although, the professional programs that are offered at this campus are very connected to the community. The Polytechnic is known for its professional and technological programs that are geared to help students meet business and social needs, while also preparing the student for the workforce. The Downtown Phoenix campus is known for its urban and public connection programs. The University of Washington is located in the state of Washington and has three campus locations: Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell. The Seattle location is the biggest campus and is the main campus, while the other two locations are satellite campuses. The Tacoma and Bothell locations have the same education you would receive at the main campus in Seattle but the class sizes are smaller. The Milgard School of Business is offered at all three locations, which is considered a world-class education that can be used in the work force and is looked at as a asset. It also offers research programs and large research labs. Everything offered to the students, that is related to their studies, at each location, is state of the art. Reputation Arizona State University is known as one of the largest research colleges in the United States and has been accredited since 1931by the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. They have also been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and awarded the BSW since 1974 and MSW degrees since 1965. They are know as one of five “Up and Coming” colleges in the United States for it’s improvements to its studies and campus’s and is named one of the top 20 “cool schools”. University of Washington was founded in 1861 and is the oldest college on the West Coast. In 2010 it was listed as one of 16 best colleges in the world. It is said to be the largest college in the Northwestern United and have so many accredited programs, I could not list them because of how many. Academics Arizona State University has at least 250 majors for undergraduate programs not including the master and doctoral programs. The programs are spread over the four campuses. Arizona State is known for the Liberal Arts and Science programs, which is made up of two dozen different programs and departments. University of Washington also has 250 majors for the undergraduate programs and they offer 70 different language classes. They also have over 7,000 research programs and they have over 4,000 teachers on staff trained to help student with their studies and help students plan for the future. Conclusion In determining on where to go to school, an individual, should consider each location, the programs that are offered, the reputation of the school and how it relates to that individuals plan and future goals.