<p>Just wondering if anyone has any info on East Carolina, my son has shown an interest and wondering if it's worth the drive to check it out from Upstated NY. Tuition seems very reasonable, any thoughts?</p>
<p>I don't know anything about the school, but has your son looked at some of the more local SUNYs, which would be even less expensive for an in-state resident, i.e. SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Plattsburgh or SUNY Cortland. 87% of the students at East Carolina are from in-state and only 24% live on campus--it might be something of a commuter school. How would you and/or your son feel about that?</p>
<p>I have head positive comments in the past and from what I can remember it is supposed to have a very nice campus and the beach is about an hour away. There is easy access to restaurants, clubs, stores, etc. This person was looking at it for their communications program. Theatre and music are supposed to be good also. Football is very popular.</p>