Most of it is living expenses, plus some for out-of-state tuition. CCs in California are inexpensive to residents (about $1.5k for tuition and fees), and most CC students live where they lived before attending (not free, but typically living with parents costs a lot less than living on one’s own).
An AAS at a Washington CC may or may not include the requires courses for UC transfer admission and major preparation. For major preparation, see https://www.assist.org/ , although the exact course equivalencies are provided only for California CCs.
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/transfers-major can help determine which UCs would be realistic for her based on college GPA.
As others have mentioned, out-of-state costs are expensive, and getting California residency for tuition purposes is very difficult for someone from out-of-state attending immediately after high school.