We visited UNCG, and for awhile it was her first choice. It's a beautiful campus. It's highly regarded down south and her high school counsellor couldn't believe that she chose Belmont Abbey over Greensboro.
As for the distance, well, it's something we parents have to get used to.
My son is at U. Rochester (graduating in May), and we live way down south (south of Florida LOL). It took a while to get used to (especially obsessive mom here tracking flights, because he had to make two, sometimes three connections). I understand how you feel about the distance.