<p>I second midatlmom’s suggestion of UNC Asheville. I can’t imagine a better fit, nor a more beautiful area.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.unca.edu/[/url]”>http://www.unca.edu/</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains</a></p>
<p>The cost of attendance is somewhere between $22K and $27K (depending on housing) and like the other UNC system schools, both financial and merit aid are available to OOS students.</p>