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I would not even consider going to a college campus if you can't visit it first. I visited my own far-from-home undergraduate campus in the fall of my senior year to ensure that it was a good fit for me.
There are plusses and minuses to attending a campus very far from home. One significant minus is that you will be leaving a number of friends and potential contacts behind in Alabama and the south once you leave school. If you plan on making your future in the south then this may be a good move for you. But if you plan on making your future elsewhere, then you may be leaving many friends behind.
Another minus is that your visits home to Washington state may be very limited. For instance, I was never able to make it home for Thanksgiving.
Consider that there are other schools somewhat closer to home that would meet your needs just as well, in places like California, Oregon, Colorado, and Arizona, to mention a few examples.
I absolutely love my alma mater and the time I spent there, but I have made certain ongoing sacrifices to attend that school. I have not been back there for many, many years.
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