OK. I understand about the location. Hopefully you will be able to qualify for financial aid at LMU and Otis. There is a Net Price calculator on each college’s website so that you can calculate your family’s EFC (estimated family contribution). Keep in mind that the tuition for CSUs are much lower than the private colleges of LMU and Otis. Tuition at CSU runs around 6,000 per year, Tuition at LMU runs around 42,000 per year. Room and board runs maybe $10,000 at CSU and around $15,000 at LMU. So definitely toss in CSULB. You also might consider santa monica college, a community college that has a good animation program.