@nballday: Please get a dollar amount that your parents are willing to pay from college now, to avoid heartache later.
So many applicants will get a vague answer from their parents and after admission results are posted, find out they cannot afford to go to any of the schools they applied. No reason to spend money on applications if you can afford the school. Also have your parents figure out their EFC (estimated family contribution) and run the Net Price Calculators (NPC) on any schools of interest. Once this is done, then start forming a list of schools. Make sure you have 1 safety school which you can afford, a high probability of being accepted and are willing to attend.
I am a California resident, 2 sons in college, income level around $200K and of course they were not eligible for any FA except for student loans and parent plus loans. They had a budget of $30K/year due to a 529 plan I started when they were infants. This amount was enough for a UC and/or CSU without the burden of having to take out any loans. Older son did apply to some privates with price tags around $55K/year, got some scholarships but the COA was still higher than any of the UC’s and opted to attend a UC. When tuition/room/board/books etc… costs range from $22K/year up to $65K/year for colleges these day, you need to know how much money you have to work with in the beginning. If you need significant aid, you need to target schools that have need-based and/or merit based aid from the very start. Just some words of wisdom from a mom that is full pay for both sons at California schools.
Getting opinions regarding good CS programs now is helpful, but always have the money factor in the back of mind to see if these schools are even possible.
I would also add USC to the list.