@mcat2 if you want a residential college in a non-urban setting, SLO is actually a great college town - great weather, halfway b/w LA and SF, it’s a great place to “go away” but not be too far from anywhere. I believe the students probably make a pretty good time for themselves (judging from my son’s friends who go there and others who have gone). For those to whom it matters, CSUs are also 50% less tuition than UC’s.