I’ll disagree - depending on where you apply and in some cases, if you have need.
I suspect there are some small liberal arts colleges where this would work and there are definitely OOS publics where it would (if you, for example, didn’t want UCM or UCR).
So if you want some thoughts, let us know what type of college you’d really want - small or large, urban or rural. Obviously, the UCs run bigger but is that settling or you really want that type of school? You also have WUE - for OOS publics to hit cost.
Good luck.