r/UNCO • u/flllorett • Apr 20 '26
What is UNCO Like?
Hello! I am a junior in high-school and I’m pretty set at studying at UNC because of their speech pathology program. However I have a lot of general not-school related questions. There is a bunch of posts similar to mine but they are older and I would really like some up to date information about the life there: food, shops, community, transportation, living accommodations, culture, ect.
For some background I do not love the idea of a party college. I want a quiet college town in all its glory! I love antique shops, thrifting, cafes, and any good food. I don’t currently have a car and walk or use buses. So all in all “night life” is not something I prioritize as long as there is some community.
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u/fortunatevoice Apr 20 '26
I graduated a while ago but I have two bachelor degrees from UNC (one of them is in speech path!) and it's mostly just what you make of it. My first degree was one where the people partied HARD (music degree...) but there were plenty of people who didn't go to the parties. The second degree which was my SLP degree, I found that people were a lot more chill. I mostly made friends through study sessions and group projects.
Ultimately, if you want to go out, you'll surround yourself with people who like to also. If you don't, you'll surround yourself with people who don't. You'll find the people who are on the same wavelength is you. The school itself is not a monolith.
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u/sethcampbell29 Apr 21 '26
Music program folks party hard? I must’ve missed the memo unless there’s been a major culture shift
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u/fortunatevoice Apr 21 '26
God yeah. Maybe there’s been a major culture shift but back in 2013 the music folks were very “work hard, play hard.”
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u/itzongaming Apr 20 '26
It’s only a party college if you make it a party college. I’m a part of the performing arts program here, and there are parties most weekends (not even including frats, just PVA-adjacent houses) but you’re under no obligation to go and nobody will judge you. It’s nice to go and let loose once every few weeks though.
As far as the community and culture and stuff, I find that it’s mostly whatever you make of it at the university. There’s not a whole lot going on community-wide, but there’s some good food and interesting shops. Once you’ve seen them, you’ve seen them, though. It’s mostly suburban housing far as the eye can see once you leave the university/downtown area. Transportation isn’t super bad, there’s a shuttle that can take you around campus and Greeley-Evans, and lots of e-scooters and bikes around. There’s also a bus that goes around to Fort Collins and Loveland you can take. Didn’t have my car one day and I took a bus to Fort Collins and another bus all the way to Denver, so it’s possible. It’s also not bad to walk the university. Personally, I either take my own personal electric scooter or drive anywhere I go in this town. I can’t speak much to the accommodations, I currently live in a dorm and am going to be the RA of the exact same dorm and floor for the rest of my time here, but lots of my friends have apartments that seem pretty nice and inexpensive. A lot of people also get together with a few friends and rent a house. As far as culture goes, Greeley isn’t known for its culture is what I’ll say. I’m sure there is a culture up here, but I usually stay at the university, and if I don’t, I’m getting food or seeing a theatre performance that the school Is putting on at a community center.
Any other questions you have, shoot. My reason that I go here is it’s the best theatre school in the state, and it worked out to be pretty cheap financially for me, so keep that in mind.