WWU vs. CSUCI

swoodberry
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:21:31 +0000

Hi guys, I’m currently trying to decide between Western and Channel Islands and at this point I just don’t know what to do. A little background-

I’m a California transfer that got into WWU as an Urban Planning major (my #1 path), and CSUCI as an Environmental Resource Management major (can be applied to urban planning as well). I’ve visited both campuses and really liked CI, but absolutely loved Bellingham and the campus.

The only issue here is the tuition and costs. For reference Im from the Bay Area so COL/rent isn’t much of a concern to me (anything anywhere else is reasonable at this point). But for CI it’d only be $7K per year vs $25K per year as an OOS student at WWU. That’s where Im lost at.

I loved Washington and didn’t even mind the cold weather (at least it rains/snows when its cloudy), and could totally see myself pursuing my education there, but CI is more affordable in terms of paying my loans off reasonably.

Any help/opinions?