Personal Finance (Not Investing) • No college choice really

* 2 years community college
* 2 years university
* All while living at home

I am 100% in your camp of thinking regarding this.

My daughter did something similar. I realize there can be a stigma about community college, particularly if your kid’s friends are going off to “real” colleges. But IMHO community colleges offer the best bang for the buck.

Community colleges offer a low-cost way for a kid to figure out what they are interested in. And if they do well, it’s pretty easy to transfer to an in-state (not sure about out of state) 4-year school for the final two years. And no matter how far one goes in their academic career, the only school that matters is the last one.

My experience is stale but the most attractive scholarships and grants offered to my kids required matriculation straight out of HS

There are a lot of good arguments for the 2 years CC plus transfer to an in-state school, but…

Depending on your state it can close off a lot of opportunities for scholarships at the 4 year school like Eric G said…

Plus it’s often not great for some programs like engineering or comp sci where the full 2 years of CC credits won’t transfer so you’ll still be paying for 3+ years at the four year school…

Plus all the usual arguments about CC peer group, missing out on a lot of the social aspects of the first two years at the four year school etc. that some people brush off and some people think are crucially important.

Statistics: Posted by vinhodoporto — Mon Jun 24, 2024 5:52 am — Replies 244 — Views 16813

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