<p>Re: community college</p>
<p>That can be a viable option if</p>
<p>A. The community college has courses accepted for transfer subject credit by the four year target schools, so that the student can complete the bachelor’s degree within four semesters of transfer. Check the transfer credit pages of the four year target schools.
B. Two years at community college and two years at the four year school would be affordable. Given the poor financial aid at Pennsylvania public schools, and the fact that many private schools give worse financial aid to transfers, this may be a problem.</p>