Are community colleges a good bet if I don t have the money for a four-year college?
If you don t have the money to go to a four-year school and you can t get any financial aid, consider a two-year community college instead. In fact, many educational experts are now urging high-school graduates to go to community college before enrolling in a four-year college or university. Since so many four-year schools are overcrowded, many of their freshman and even sophomores spend most of their first two years taking general education courses that they could just as easily take at a junior college — at a far lower cost. Going to a community college also gives you a chance to see if college life is for you. Entrance requirements usually aren t as strict as they are for four-year schools and community colleges often offer more night programs — an important benefit if you must work to support yourself during the day. And if you decide to apply for a four-year school after finishing junior college, you can transfer the credits you have received and apply them toward your four-year
