Channel Islands is about 3 miles outside of the town of Camarillo, pop. 70,000. To save on parking you can park at the train station in town and take the bus to campus- I think it’s around $25 per semester, but you can use buses all around Ventura County for that. Camarillo rents are not cheap but you might be able to find people to double up with to reduce costs. The town is fairly slow but is close enough to Santa Barbara, Ventura and LA if you need more to do. Campus is in a gorgeous setting and is very close to the beach. The fairly new campus has been able to bring in a high caliber of instructors as this is a very desirable place to live- pretty perfect weather, beaches nearby, and close to a lot of bigger cities. We also have one of the biggest outlet malls in CA. The campus is still small but as a result you will get a lot of personal attention.