Two CC to attend in this area, but they are over an hour away. Since we are out of area, we would be paying higher rates to begin with. With poor/no bus service, we would need to buy a car, add kid to insurance, gas, etc. Expenses going up and up.
The good two year programs are highly competitive and difficult to get into. Took my frined’s daughter 5 years before she was able to get into the program she wanted.
Just going to pick up the gen eds and transferring into a 4 year program, the costs rise to the point that college becomes unaffordable again.
I think for the truly low income, it doesn’t get them where they really need to be.