Now that high school is coming to an end, there has been something that is constantly on my mind because of the rapidly approaching deadline of college applications. The thing on my mind is whether or not I should try and get into one of these colleges, or just start at a community college and transfer later.
Right now, my main concern is my finances. My grades are good enough to get into the college that I would like to go to, but what I'm worried about is that money will begin to take over and eventually I'll be in a heap of debt that is hard to climb out of. According to the Cerritos College website, the average price for tuition is about $1,700. If we compare that to my college of choice, CSULB, you can see that it is more than 4 times the price at about $6,500 for tuition only.
My logic is that it just makes a lot more sense to start at a community college and get as much as possible done before you transfer to a university. It's really just all the same material, but one is way cheaper than the other. It seems like a no-brainer to me.
https://www.csulb.edu/student-records/tuition-and-fees
https://www.cerritos.edu/admissions-and-records/fees/default.htm
College is very expensive, I agree. Your logic makes going to community college more appealing, since four year universities really do overcharge for education.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why this published as unknown, this is Ashley Yeaman.
DeleteI research a topic similar to yours. I understand the dilemma you're in. I personally don't want my parents to pay for my tuition so having the cheaper option of community gives me the ability to work and pay it off without debt. In addition, I heard that the first two year in a 4 years university are for taking required general education classes which are the same classes that you would be taking at a community college.
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