So sorry to hear of your student’s bad experience. I do not know if he is open to exploring beyond Lawrence and CCM but a few schools with excellent reputations for oboe include: ASU, Colorado U, Bard, Oberlin, NEC. Not sure of the ease of transfer or the availability of merit money, but I am familiar with the teachers there and my kid has cohorts in those programs who have been happy.
Good luck.
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