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Originally Posted by raymr
The best route financially is to start out the first year or 2 at a local junior or county college to get all the basic course work out of the way. Then getting into a state or private school is often easier if you have good grades. The problem is getting a kid to agree, and to forgo the first years of the campus college life experience. Usually they have no idea what they are getting into when they sign up for a $20K loan.
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I wouldn't recommend doing the community collage route unless it is necessary due to cost or grades. Community collage is not the same experience as a four-year college, and many students will lose a year due to transfer credits not being accepted. For some people it's the only way to able to obtain a degree, but it's not optimum.