Community college has been a huge savings for my daughter! She has saved thousands of dollars by attending a community college her first two years and by keeping her GPA high. She was admitted to the honor society of community colleges which offered her a lot of scholarship opportunities. She ended up paying zero out of pocket her first two years (includes the Pell Grant) and has not paid a penny of her junior year at a larger university due to the scholarships received for being a transfer student with a high GPA.
My son will be going that route as well. If you apply yourself and search, search, search for scholarships, you can save so much money! We’ve been told that there are scholarships that no one even applies for! That is crazy! Do your research and you and your children can get a great education for less than half of the cost of a university just by beginning at a community college!
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