Lived in Chico for 4.5 years, and got my BS Degree here. Could not have seen my self going to any other College! Chico is awesome. Great place for outdoors activities, Tahoe is only couple hours away. Many small and cheap golfcourses, great for bike riding(very flat) You can get trashed pretty much any nite of the week for around $20. Many places to get great Grill/Bar food, small town feel, with big town partying! Realativley small but beautiful campus with tons of trees. Check out the Sierra Nevada Brewing headquarters(has a great and gift shop and resturaunt too).