Is attending community college and transferring considered an acceptable option?

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@kathiep

While those B students won’t get merit aid at name ranked colleges there absolutely is merit money available at very good colleges. All three of my kids were offered merit grants/scholarships from $10,000 - $20,000/year from private colleges. We were not eligible for any need-based aid.

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<p>A $10,000 to $20,000 discount off of a $30,000 to $60,000 private school cost of attendance is still likely to be much more expensive than attending a community college for two years and then transferring to a state university.</p>

<p>Note that in California, the UCs’ Regents Scholarships are offered to transfers as well as freshmen, so a students who would be nowhere near merit money (or even admission) as a freshman has a chance to get some as a transfer.</p>