<p>A student with the OP D’s stats attending a rigorous magnet HS should be looking at attending a 4-yr college, not a CC, in my opinion. My D, with similar stats, was offered a merit scholarship at Ramapo, although it doesn’t offer engineering. Rutgers, TCNJ, and Rowan are all good instate public options for engineering. It is also possible that she might be able to get good merit aid out of state at less selective schools. </p>
<p>Moving back home after college is certainly an option to keep in mind, but it is very far in the future so that it can’t really be planned upon now.</p>