I did two years at the local community college while living at home. Then I transferred to UCSB (still living at home) with an hour commute. Got a degree in business economics with focus in accounting
Going to community college first really let's you get your total college costs down, and IMHO, actually gave a better experience because the classes were 30 people instead of 250 person lecture halls. The CC classes really gave me a good understanding of debits and credits. Better than a lot of my peers in accounting classes. And have served me well in my career (CPA and MBA, head of finance at a mid sized company)
If you do CC first, and pick a good major, college definitely pays off. I would also probably stick at a state school unless you can get really good scholarships
Yes, even take community college while in HS, coupled with AP classes and passing the exams. The degree comes from the last school and most will award them if you do at least 2 years with them.
I did two years at the local community college while living at home. Then I transferred to UCSB (still living at home) with an hour commute. Got a degree in business economics with focus in accounting
Going to community college first really let's you get your total college costs down, and IMHO, actually gave a better experience because the classes were 30 people instead of 250 person lecture halls. The CC classes really gave me a good understanding of debits and credits. Better than a lot of my peers in accounting classes. And have served me well in my career (CPA and MBA, head of finance at a mid sized company)
If you do CC first, and pick a good major, college definitely pays off. I would also probably stick at a state school unless you can get really good scholarships
Couldn't agree more.
Yes, even take community college while in HS, coupled with AP classes and passing the exams. The degree comes from the last school and most will award them if you do at least 2 years with them.