Portland State vs. Lewis & Clark - Counseling

[jackieptea]

Hi! I was recently accepted to Lewis & Clark College for counseling and am interviewing at Portland State University this week. I haven't been accepted to PSU yet, obviously, so this might end up being a moot point, but I strongly prefer Lewis & Clark and wanted to see if anyone has any input.

My main areas of concern are:

Cost - L&C is more expensive by around $10,000 total, but from what I've heard from both PSU and Lewis & Clark is that they are more supportive of working during the program. PSU discourages working and students who have worked during the program have told me that it sucks.

Potential funding - from what I can gather, neither program offers much by way of funding. Does anyone have a difference experience?

Quality of program - I feel like L&C fits my goals really well but PSU is a good school. Does anyone have any insight into this?

Congrats to everyone who's been accepted to school this cycle!