<p>UOP is a good school but the area isn’t that hot
How about
San Francisco State…excellent school tops in Visual, Written Media… great Mass Comm Dept.</p>
<p>Chico State…new stuff, really looking for applicants
UC Santa Cruz…probably the gem of Northern Cal…highly regarded, easy to get classes, laid back</p>
<p>Have you heard of the WUE program (Western University Exchange)? You might want to look into it. Basically it allows a resident of say California (and other states) to go to a college in another state (Western US) for the same tuition that you’d pay in your state. Not all schools participate, but you can check. Example: California resident goes to University of Oregon for same price as going to UOP. Cool.
Check: [WICHE</a> - Student Exchange Programs](<a href=“http://wue.wiche.edu/]WICHE”>http://wue.wiche.edu/)</p>
<p>That in mind University of Oregon is a great school and only a day drive.</p>