I have no money save for college my plan is to go to a community college for two yrs and let grants and?
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sounds like a plan. this is a college town, that's almost exactly what some do. it's so much cheaper to attend community college, and basically what you want the first two years are just GURs. why pay 10k for readin, writin, and 'rithmatic?
That is actually the smart way to go...
community college in many places share the same professors as the state universities.
You have the same education at lower cost, and you can arrange with the CC counselors to do a 2 year transfer program.
You are on the right track.
Depending on where you live, some states allow an Associates Degree from a community college to stand in place of your basic requirements at a four year college. It's a good way to save money in the process of getting an education. You might also consider getting a job. It's tough to work 40 hours and carry a full course load but it's doable. Good luck.
An ever better plan would be to let grants and financial aid pay for your CC experience and let scholarships, grants, financial aids, work-study pay for your University experience. My best advice would be to get through college with as little debt as possible. That way you get out with a clean slate and are on a good roll to financial security.
Best wishes!
I think that you have a workable plan but there are other ways to do it that you might also like think about.
Make sure to apply to your first choice college, and see what they offer you. Apply for every scholarship and grant that is available that you even remotely qualify for. Many state universities are not any more expensive than the local community college.
You will need to apply for those grants and scholarships every year. Just because you didn’t get picked one year doesn’t mean that you won’t get picked the next year. Unless, of course, you don’t apply – you won’t get anything that you don’t bother to apply for.
Look at employment benefits at that first choice college. Some institutions (like the fine liberal arts college where I work) offer free or reduced price tuition for their full time employees. Doing it that way might take longer, but it might enable you to attend a much better school than you could otherwise afford. And when you do graduate from that school, you already have an employment history and job references as well as a degree from an institution with a good reputation.
When it comes down to taking loans, be sensible about it, but don't sweat it too much. I had college classmates that bought cars and financed European vacations and bought $200 pairs of shoes with their student loans. I never took a dime of loan money that I didn't have to have. It still took me ten years to pay off my loans. I had actually worked through and paid my master's degree as I took it before I paid off the BA.
Guess what? It's the best money that I ever spent. The extra I earned as a result of having the BA enabled me to pay for the MA as I took the classes.
Neither of my parents had a high school diploma. I am the youngest of five, the first to earn a bachelor’s degree, and the only one to go to graduate school. If I can do it, you can, too.
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