Originally Posted by
CBreezy
While there are certainly exceptions, by and large with the average price of tuition, the working your way through school isn't nearly as doable as it was 20 years ago. Plus, aside from a part time gig for spending money, a student in college should spend the majority of his efforts studying, not struggling to stay afloat. Otherwise they are going to struggle to complete their studies in a reasonable time with a satisfactory GPA.
The average kid in college spends more time partying than anything else. Go your first two years to a JC, work part time. Apply for all the non loan aide you can get. Transfer to a 4 year state school. Take two night classes a week and two day classes. Make up the extra classes in summer school and between semester classes. Again apply for all aide available. Plenty of time to work part time or even full time and graduate in 4 years with no debt.