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<p>Not sure if a CC with on-campus housing would be a better idea, in that it may have more of a party scene as well as be more expensive than a typical commuter CC. I.e. it seems like the risk of her partying away an opportunity to attend college is not all that different from the risk at a residential four year school.</p>

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<p>In many states the tuition and fees at a CC are significantly less expensive than at the state Us, and the admission requirements are significantly lower. Not to mention that the residential facilities at CCs generally are less fancy, and less eaxpensive than at the Us. A CC with residences can be a good solution for those reasons.</p>

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<p>Before getting this student’s hopes up about “going away” and living in a dorm, the parents need to be “on board” and say how much they’ll pay. Right now, I’m guessing that they’ll pay little or NOTHING - based on that their older kids had to work their way thru local schools. </p>

<p>If in the end, this student finds out that parents won’t pay, then getting hopes up will be a huge let down.</p>

<p>And, no, it’s not a good idea for her to borrow $5500 a year JUST so that she can dorm at a CC when she has other options. this is a student who might never graduate. piling up loans could be disastrous.</p>

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<p>None of the CCs in the list of CCs with dorms are in-state for Massachusetts, so the student would be paying out-of-state costs. Here is an example for one in nearby New Hampshire (costs vary may subject studied; I just used liberal arts as an example):</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nhti.edu/sites/default/files/content/documents/liberalartsestimate.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nhti.edu/sites/default/files/content/documents/liberalartsestimate.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>A year of school costs under the New England regional tuition would be $10,780 (seems like CCs there are pretty expensive even for in-state students). A double or triple dorm room with 14 meal plan would be $8,256, making the total $19,036 – hardly cheap (and not including miscellaneous or other costs).</p>

<p>But that still does not address the problem of the student’s priority being the party scene while apparently not having much academic interest. Sending someone away to school to party away any possible educational opportunities seems like a bad idea at any cost.</p>