<p>So I am thinking whether I should go to my local CC and save money (then transfer)
versus going to UCSD (I got accepted there as Physiology and Neuroscience major)</p>
<p>Living in university dorm, the estimated costs of everything (tuition+)</p>
<p>Resident Fees $12,152.00<br>
Room and Board $11,542.00<br>
Books and Supplies $ 1,485.00<br>
Transportation $ 840.00<br>
Personal Expenses $ 1,350.00 </p>
<h2>Health Insurance Fee/Allowance $ 915.00 </h2>
<p>Basic Budget Totals $28,284.00 </p>
<p>Mandatory Orientation Fees Entering Freshmen Entering Transfers<br>
$170.00 </p>
<p>So at my local CC, the cost per unit is like $36 (I don't know about textbooks cost)
and some other minor fees.
I will enroll in the Honors Transfer Program too if I decide to go to myCC.</p>
<p>So my question is how much do people usually pay for 1 year at CA community college?
Is it more difficult to get into the major I want as a transfer student?
In your opinion, is it wiser to go to a UC or CC?
What are other advantages and disadvantages of CC? and UC?</p>
<p>Check [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to see if local community colleges have the courses you need to prepare for transfer to your intended major. Also note that if you want to take upper division courses as a freshman or sophomore, that is not available at community college. However, if you need remedial course work, doing that in community college may be a better idea than having it crowd out other courses at a four year school.</p>
<p>Be aware that community colleges may have limited course availability due to budget cuts; this may cause you to involuntarily take reduced course loads and spend more semesters or quarters at community college than planned. Although not as expensive as involuntarily spending extra semesters or quarters at a more expensive four year school, it can still be annoying.</p>
<p>Budget wise, consider commuting costs and whatever costs living at home you would incur (e.g. food, personal expenses) going to community college. If you have to live somewhere else to attend community college, then you need to consider those costs. Books and supplies would likely be similar in cost.</p>
<p>Also, remember that transfer is not guaranteed; if you go to UCSD and do just ok, you can still finish your bachelor’s degree there, but if you do just ok in community college, your GPA may be below the threshold to transfer to UCSD. On the other hand, if you get a really high GPA at community college, you may be able to have more choices of schools more selective than UCSD at transfer time.</p>
<p>You will definitely save a lot of money going to CC, if you stay home. But like @ucbalumnus suggested, transfer is not a guarantee. It really depends on what kind of student you are.
Some questions you should ask yourself?
- are you ready to stay away from home, in a college environment?
- are you ok with community college classes that will have mostly commuter students?
I have seen CC students do really well (and most get a part time job) and then transfer to a top tier UC. I have also seen CC students who get unmotivated and drop out, or take too long to get the pre-requisites done.
You should really post this question in the transfer board. Personally, if money is not a major issue, go to UC as a freshman.</p>
<p>Community college, including transportation, tuition (fees), and books/supplies will not cost more than a few thousand dollars (no more than $4k). You can easily do this, with less than the stress of a big, expensive university, by working. You can get an AA degree or transfer with no debt at all since it’s so darn cheap. I got into UCSD with a Chancellor’s scholarship, so I’d only be paying around $5k a year there, but I don’t know which college I officially want to attend yet (waiting on Cal, USC, and S). If my mom wasn’t such a prestige *****, I would’ve chosen CC and transfer, since the little hassle of a jr. college would leave more time for personal growth, activities, travel, work, and also leave less debt!</p>
<p>Even at a 4-year school, there is still the risk of not being admitted to the junior/senior level of the program after your first 2 years, so I do not see much risk in going the community college route.</p>
<p>I would find out all of the transfer agreements that your community college have with other 4-year universities. You just have to make you you do well in community college EVEN IT MEANS TAKE SMALLER COURSE LOADS AND USING SUMMERS.</p>