There are so many nice LACs and small CTCLs in the midwest: Wabash, Westminster, Grinnell, Hanover, Cornell College, Knox, Hendrix just to name a few.
I think the key is to make sure the student is relatively near mass transportation. back in the day, I went to school 12 hours away from home but it was a direct flight home to Boston. The airport was about 45 minutes from campus as it was in the suburbs and CMU is in the city. Kid1 went to college only 4 hours away but it was a bit more difficult as she was not near an airport or train route. Kid2 is 15 hours away but only an hour from the airport that provides direct flights to all 3 airports of the DC area.
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....but some are more equal than others.
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