Audio Engineering

[Venomous]

Hi,
So i have decided after school i want to complete an audio engineering course.
The only place i am considering going is SAE, because it is the industry standard and they are located all around the world.
Now i have two choices, I can attend SAE in byron (Which is the worlds best) and complete a 2 year diploma and degree course which works out to be about $28000.
This was my original plan, and in the 2nd year they set you up with some work in the industry. After this i was considering moving to the states, as i consider there would be more work there.
My 2nd option is to attend SAE in Los Angeles, which also looks like a very good campus although they only offer the diploma and it is a fair bit more expensive then just doing the diploma at the byron campus. That being said it includes in the cost: Apple MacBook with one year of AppleCare, Pro Tools LE MBox2, Peak, Logic Express, & class text books. By the look of this course it looks to be alot more hands on, with nearly half the course spent doing studio time. This works out to be around $23000 AU. But includes the laptop and the software which is worth alot of money. After this one year course, they then help provide you with work which leans me towards not needing to do the two year course.

Anyway sorry about the long thread.
But hopefully someone can help me.
Need some advice

Cheers
Shane

Heres the link if you want a look:
http://www.sae.edu/