Each school has its pros and cons but I am just unsure and need a second opinion.
whichever is cheaper
Look up the four year plan of studies for these two program. CIT is very different than CS at Purdue.
If you’re in-state for Santa Cruz, then Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz has a wonderful campus, besides.
Which major do you actually want to study?
Do you want to enter a career designing and developing computers and software (computer science) or managing computers and software in an organizations IT department (computer information technology)?