Community College Out of State

College Search & Selection
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<p>If i want to attend an out of state college, but the finances are not all there, is it smart to attend an out of state community college. I know living expenses will be a lot more, but i would like to know if anyone has done that or knows of anyone. thanks.</p>

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<p>What college? Also, no I don’t think it’s smart. Save your money by going to an in state one so that when you do transfer you’ll have saved thousands in tuition and living expenses.</p>

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<p>Well for the 4 year colleges it would have either been Oregon State, UC Denver, or ASU. For the community college, i haven’t really thought of any, maybe San Francisco or just one in California (i am from Arizona), it was just a thought that came up. I just wanted to read others opinion on it. thanks.</p>

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<p>Definitely not worth it. Go to community college in Arizona, and then transfer to ASU. I can’t justify paying OOS prices at a California community college, and the OOS schools you’re looking to transfer into aren’t better than ASU. In CU-Denver’s case, it’s probably worse.</p>

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<p>Community college can be more expensive than you might think, especially if you are looking at out of state. The savings is primarily in that you live home with parents and have flexibility in going to school part-time. In my area, it costs only slightly less in tuition to get the same number of credits at the local community college compared to the local state university.</p>

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<p>Fortunately for the OP, Arizona community college tuition rates are quite reasonable [Tuition</a> & Fees | Scottsdale Community College](<a href=“http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/admissions/tuition-fees]Tuition”>http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/admissions/tuition-fees) especially when compared with ASU’s tuition schedule <a href=“https://catalog.asu.edu/tuitionandfees/fall13undergradtempedowntowndegreeprog.htm[/url]”>https://catalog.asu.edu/tuitionandfees/fall13undergradtempedowntowndegreeprog.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If you live in Arizona, why not go to ASU or an Arizona community college?</p>

<p>Indeed, if you can afford ASU, it may provide an opportunity to go to a four year school (either as a frosh or transfer) that is not too hard to get into, but where there will exist top students among its huge student population, with rigorous academic majors that typically cater to top students.</p>