<p>I am about to end my first semester of community college. I would like to get my Computer Science Degree. The community college that I go to does not have this degree, so I am taking just basic required classes at the moment. So I was wondering should I continue to go to community college for another year and finish just basic classes and transfer to a 4 year college? I live in a small town, you all may know it, Wasilla, Alaska. Anyways, I guess I am just curious on what I need to do to be able to transfer to a 4 year college that does have the Computer Science Degree program. </p>
<p>My college is paid for from grants with the help of Fafsa. I understand that I would most likely have to take out some type of a loan when I go to transfer.</p>
<p>Since grants won’t cover a lot of the costs once you transfer to a 4 year, you probably should stay at your CC for 2 years getting all your lower division requirements.</p>
<p>However, find out what are the required lower division classes for Comp Sci at various 4 year colleges, so that you’re sure that you’re taking the right classes for math, science, etc.</p>
<p>Typically, a 4 year college is going to cost anywhere from $30k-50k per year (depending on where you go). Obviously, your grants will only pay for a small part of the costs. If loans are needed to cover the rest, then you’ll probably need a co-signer since the amounts could be too high for a student to sign for. </p>
<p>Either way, to minimize the number of years that you’ll need to borrow money, finish your 2 years at your CC first. Then, you’ll only have to borrow money for 2 years.</p>
<p>What colleges are you looking to transfer to?</p>
<p>Most of the good computer science programs require higher level math classes(calc1-3, discrete math, linear algebra) to be completed. Most colleges have a list of classes you should have completed by the time you transfer. It is worth looking into. </p>
<p>If your community college doesn’t offer classes like calculus, you may want to transfer out earlier. If they offer a decent amount of higher level classes you may want to stay for 60 credits and transfer into a 4-year college as a junior.</p>