That’s great that she’s getting the Associate’s degree by the end of 12th grade. It’s going to be difficult for her to get accepted to a UC, and it will be much more expensive than if she were to go to U Washington or another in state public college. Is money really no object? I can understand her wanting to go to school where it’s sunny, but the price differential is pretty darn steep.
Is she a stellar student? Maybe Arizona (U or ASU) as an alternative? Maybe she’d get some merit money there?
Otherwise, I agree, it just makes so much more sense to finish up at a public college in Washington State, and then do grad school in CA.