<p>“I think the max I can pay is 20,000$. Do you know any private colleges that fit my price range?”</p>
<p>No. </p>
<p>Even community colleges often have a Cost of Attendance of USD 20,000 for international students. </p>
<p>Your best chance of finding something in your range is to run a search with [College</a> MatchMaker - Type of School](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board) On the first page, select 4-year for Type of School. Then, click on the button for “Cost & Financial Aid”, and select out-of-state tuition and fees of $10,000 or less. Next, click on the button for “Majors” and select the major(s) you are interested in. Once that is done, click on “See Results”. Today, this finds 12 colleges and universities that might work for a Mechanical Engineering degree: [College</a> MatchMaker: Results](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)</p>
<p>For each one on that list, if you click on “See Profile” you will get another set of tabs. The one that you want is “Cost and Financial Aid”. Click there to see what the numbers are for Out-of-state tuition and fees, Room and board, books, etc. Add these numbers up to get a sense of whether or not any of these places will fall within your budget, then check the website to see if that college/university program is ABET accredited for the engineering major.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>