Thanks guys for the opinions.

@djp - I would love to do a road trip but I just don't have the vacation time at work. It will be hard enuf escaping for 2wks three summers in a row. And my job will pay for most of the tuition but the travel is all out of pocket.

@heraclitus - I had planned on bringing a kick scooter with me to get around on campus and then rent a car to explore on the weekend. Maybe I'll just rent a car for the duration otherwise I might feel trapped on campus I never did the dorm thing on my first go round 10-15yrs ago so maybe it will be a fun experience.