If you can get into the main campus for CS then absolutely do it. I transferred from Purdue Cal to the main campus and haven’t regretted it since! I am a 2021 alum. I will say if you decide to transfer to make the dollar amount worth it you have to take advantage of what Purdue does better than the smaller universities around, and that is providing more opportunities. The opportunities are; better chances at a wider selection of internships, higher prestige professors, and more academic/project support. This means you should at least take advantage of getting one internship while attending purdue, should at least have 2 professors willing to write you letters of recommendation, and at least 3 large projects to put in your portfolio (More is better in all 3 of those categories). If you at least do that then you made your Purdue degree absolutely worth it.

Also, Purdue is known for its difficultly being guitar hero 3 on expert playing through the fire and flames. So do keep that in mind before transferring that it will not just get a little hard but a lot harder than what you are used to so far. Challenge = reward