Hello, I am considering attending Middlesex Community College and than transferring to a 4 year university for a B.S degree in civil engineering. I was wondering if all of my credits transfer to lets say, Northeastern University, and I transfer to that college my second year as a junior and complete my B.S degree, will my degree be any different than the civil engineering students who started college in Northeastern and attended the full 4 years?
While your at it, should I use my full scholarship to go to community college and transfer to a good school or go 22000 in debt per year to go to RIT (which was not one of my top 5 options and I dont really like). Is life difficult for transfer students in a 4 year university?
Thank you
Your Bachelor’s degree will be from the four year university you transfer to. That’s all anyone will care about.
For your second question I don’t think anyone would recommend going 88 grand in debt over community college.
Grants and scholarships for transfer students are limited at Northeastern and most other private universities.
The standard student loans would leave you with 27k in debt, so 22k is probably doable.
Most places do not offer good financial aid to transfer students, so work through the math assuming that you will be full-pay other than federal need-based aid for the last two years after you transfer.
Could a gap year work for you? If you have the grades and the test scores, there might be options that would leave you with less debt. Start reading here: http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
$22000 total debt is doable, but $22000 per year ($88000 total) is too much in general for undergrad.
As already mentioned, you will have a degree from the university that grants your bachelors. It will be identical to every other degree granted to students in your major.