<p>MTMajorCook, I’ve heard good things about Elon too, and it is a beautiful campus. But, as you say about CMU, Point Park isn’t far from you, and as a parent, there is something nice about being able to see your kid’s college shows without flying or driving, staying in a hotel for the weekend, yadda, yadda, yadda. Also nice that it isn’t “settling” for a lesser program just so they are close to home. </p>
<p>Penn State is nice too, and I know they have a young man in their program who is a former multiple Gene Kelly award nominee/CLO alum from western PA who is a rising junior who is a very talented dancer, and from what I’ve seen of him is probably dancer/singer/actor in that order.</p>