Classes usually start at 9, maybe one day a week you'll have to be there at 8. During your first year you'll have a morning or afternoon off a week, but by 2nd quarter you'll find that you like to use that time in the lab practicing. By 2nd year, you'll really want to be close to school because you'll be there *all* the time. If you're commute is 45min-1hr, it's do-able.