Community colleges in Connecticut are about $5k per year in tuition. Then add books, commuting costs, and live-at-home costs (any additional food and utilities consumed by the student), and that leave significantly less than $15k to be saved for four year school costs for the last two years. However, if there is a public university within commuting distance ($12k tuition and fees, then add books, commuting costs, and live-at-home costs), that savings could be enough to make two years there affordable.