In my opinion, I think no student should stay local for college, let alone at home. Personally, students who stay closer to home really miss out on a real education. College is a time to explore the unknown, travel, and discover what you truly love. How can anyone do that just by staying in their comfort zones. Successful individuals, in this day and age, arent the type of people who can just regurgitate information and stay in their comfort zones. They are individuals who are creative, innovative, and take risks. In a way, they leave home as a place but also never leave home because they bring home wherever they go, home being their vision of a better tommorow. You learn so much about culture, the world, and you experience so much when you leave home as a place. I took an internship alone for 2 weeks in a school of medicine in Mexico, and it was the best time of my life, never had I missed home because I felt right at home where I was. I would encourage every student to travel as far as possible, if financial possible that is, and experience the world for themselves, that would weight more than any education you can get from books.
As Indiana Jones would say: “If you want to be an archaeologist, you gotta get out of the library.”