I mean you can’t beat in state tuition at some of the top universities in the country. Also as far as name recognition goes it is hard to beat UCs especially but also CSUs. I am a transfer student which made it even more affordable and transferring to a UC or CSU in California is way more simple than finding specific private school requirements. I spend exactly two years at a JC and now am finishing up my last quarter at UCSC and will graduate next year!