<p>I agree that commuting to UIC still wouldn’t be cheap. the tuition alone is high. But, if the parents can pay the $15k and the student borrows $5500, it’s doable.</p>
<p>As for “home costs”, seriously, unless the parents are low income, parents tend to absorb those costs as they have been for the past 18 years.</p>
<p>That said, I think if money is tight, then paying UIC’s tuition rate for the first 2 years is not necessary. Two years at a CC saves over $30k.</p>