2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

The primary purpose of a Satellite-University campus structure is to make higher education easily accessible to a diverse group of students in remote locations. The satellite campus aims to provide the same wholesome College / University experience as any other large University campus. The college experience is one of the most exciting and transformative times in a student’s life. The students not only look forward to a quality education in a discipline of their choice, but also get to explore their true calling in terms of gaining, understanding, and honing their skillsets towards their dream career, while cultivating strong dependable relationships with their fellow collegemates. The Satellite-University campus may feel like a scaled down version of the regular big University campus, but in theory it is expected to provide the same resources for labs, same if not better-quality higher education, similar student opportunities for internships, projects, conferences, etc., in industry and academia. The students graduating from satellite campuses should feel the same confidence in securing their dream job, like any other big-University graduate, based on the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their years at the Satellite University campus. The path to success of a diverse group of undergraduate students in a remote location, with the primary aim of effective provision of higher education, is a combination of a few hurdles, failures, and many successes in a satellite campus. This paper provides an insight on the impact of higher education on undergraduate students attending satellite campuses in comparison to students enrolled in a regular University with a large campus.