<p>Your sister is an adult. You don’t “take her out of school” or make her do anything she doesn’t want to do. Your parents can simply say they cannot pay the $40K in costs or do not want to do so and refuse to do so. It would be nice to give her a list of alternatives that she can do. If cost is the issue, yes, going to CC, commuting would save money for the year. Then for her last 2 years of college, in order to get a degree she would have to transfer to a 4 year school. If there are any such state schools local to the area that confer a 4 year degree, that would be the cost effective way to get her degree. How much it would cost to go away to even a state school depends on your state school prices. </p>
<p>As Happymomof1 suggests she should appeal her award, though in many cases, it won’t do any good. At my son’s school, once your cum goes below 3.0, doesn’t matter, you lose the award. And there is no getting it back. </p>