Which county are you in in MD? What are the guaranteed transfer routes from your community college into the state system? Does your CC have any merit money to throw at good students? Check the website carefully and ask the guidance counselor at her high school. Happykid had a merit scholarship at Montgomery College that covered her tuition and fees for 15 credits each semester for all four semesters. We only paid for books and credits over 15. What we saved those two years helped pay for the last two at Towson. Something like that could be your daughter’s back-up plan.