Cincinnati or cleveland from Austin, texas.

[cincyUK]

Originally Posted by jamesia

I went to school in Cincinnati and now live in Austin. I can tell you the differences:

For hiking or camping, you're looking at a couple hour drive at the least. For rock climbing, you'll be indoors or on a wall of an abandoned structure.
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Come on, that's just not true. Try finding something like this in Texas:
http://www.redrivergorge.com/
If you don't believe me, take a short drive into the Daniel Boone National forest and check it out. This is not far as long as you don't live in some northern suburb of the city.


But I digress. You've heard a lot of things about Cincinnati, but not much about the nasty vs. Cleveland. These cities may technically be in the same state, but if you were to make the long drive up north, you would find they are simply different parts of the country in terms of climate, culture, spoken accent and pretty much everything else you can think of. Cleveland is progressive and is northeastern almost, or just central northern; cincinnati is a mix of southern and midwestern culture.

If you are looking at schools in the nati definately check out NKU as well as UC. NKU is up and coming, affordable, and beginning to gain more respect in town than UC, which is unfortunately in a downward spiral (and situated in the ghetto basically). Also, don't count out Thomas Moore college, a smaller school in the area.

[Cincy-Rise]

Actually UC is doing the opposite of losing respect. It has a freshman waiting list and a 35K+ student base. NKU will never hang with the big boys (UC & XU).

Also, I'd like to mention NKU will never have the awesome urban atmosphere that UC enjoys. Just Ludlow alone destroys anything in the NKU highland heights area.

[psm0110]

The original poster asked for reasonably priced universities or community colleges. NKU is a perfect fit; UC is not a "commuter school" and definitely not cheap. I have alot of respect for UC & XU, but that wasn't the question.

NKU also has the area's newest (only?) traffic circle.

[chartbury]

Having lived in Cleveland and Cincinnati, I'll advocate for Cleveland when it comes to the criteria of public transport, good colleges and somewhere to walk the dog. Cuyahoga Community College is excellent and Cleveland State University has satellite campuses as well as being easily accessible downtown. John Carroll University also has a good reputation and has a nice location in an inner-ring suburb (University Heights) and Case Western is a top-tier school. The public transportation is top-notch -- the city and inner-ring suburb of Shaker Heights are served by the awesome RTA trains and you will be well-served by buses. Inner ring suburbs such as University Heights, Shaker Heights and South Euclid have a great range of housing options, sidewalks galore for walking your dog and small parks. Yes, there is lake effect snow in Cleveland!

Good luck!

[chartbury]

If you want to check out rental prices in Shaker Heights, see:

City of Shaker Heights - Relocation Assistance (http://www.shakeronline.com/relocation/listings.asp - broken link)