The University of Alabama has state of the art engineering facilities, and many internship opportunities.
Your gross generalization of the state of Alabama is just that…a gross generalization. Please do not let the biases of others influence your decision. Go visit the Alabama and make your own decision.
As a point of reference, I love in the northeast…and there are MANY students from here applying to Alabama because the value can’t be beat for high stats kids who,are eligible for scholarships.