Anonymous wrote:This thread has moved SO far away from OP’s original post. Why are we talking about CA community college.

OP, my best advice is to apply to some CA private schools like LMU or USD (which likely won’t award the merit you’re looking for), plus maybe a few Cal States (like SDSU).

Otherwise, go to college in your home state or elsewhere, and encourage your DD to move to CA post college. That’s what I did and many others I know. I spent my 20s in CA, married, and I’m raising a family here now.

I think it’s important for kids to know that they can STILL move somewhere they dream even if they didn’t attend college there. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?

It’s a bizarre suggestion, ignore.

Not a bizarre suggestion at all. Some California community colleges are really good and have guaranteed pathways to UCs. Community college tuition for out of state would be around 8k. Then I believe UC tuition would still be out of state but you would have saved on the first 2 years.

Exactly. There are many out of state students at some of the more geographically desirable community college like Santa Barbara city college but housing in Santa Barbara is crazy expensive and hard to find.

But then you end up with an associate's degree, and as a non-resident are you guaranteed a transfer spot to a 4-year university in CA the way it works for in state residents? Looking at the SB community college page and it's not clear.

Your kid establishes CA residency after his first year at CC. Upon transferring to a CalState or UC, they would be eligible for in-person tuition assuming they can meet the verification checklist (ie, CA drivers license, car registered in CA, residential lease, kid files taxes in CA, etc.)

https://www.calstate.edu/apply/california-residency-for-tuition-purposes/Pages/new-students.aspx

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?

It’s a bizarre suggestion, ignore.

Not a bizarre suggestion at all. Some California community colleges are really good and have guaranteed pathways to UCs. Community college tuition for out of state would be around 8k. Then I believe UC tuition would still be out of state but you would have saved on the first 2 years.

Exactly. There are many out of state students at some of the more geographically desirable community college like Santa Barbara city college but housing in Santa Barbara is crazy expensive and hard to find.

But then you end up with an associate's degree, and as a non-resident are you guaranteed a transfer spot to a 4-year university in CA the way it works for in state residents? Looking at the SB community college page and it's not clear.

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?

What's the point of going somewhere and trying to avoid the locals? If the person wants to live in CA, get started.

Not about avoiding the locals! Just about kids who are commuting and already have local friends. I feel like it might be a lot harder socially if fewer are in dorms with you.

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?

It’s a bizarre suggestion, ignore.

Not a bizarre suggestion at all. Some California community colleges are really good and have guaranteed pathways to UCs. Community college tuition for out of state would be around 8k. Then I believe UC tuition would still be out of state but you would have saved on the first 2 years.

Exactly. There are many out of state students at some of the more geographically desirable community college like Santa Barbara city college but housing in Santa Barbara is crazy expensive and hard to find.

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?

It’s a bizarre suggestion, ignore.

Not a bizarre suggestion at all. Some California community colleges are really good and have guaranteed pathways to UCs. Community college tuition for out of state would be around 8k. Then I believe UC tuition would still be out of state but you would have saved on the first 2 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s a listing of california private colleges ranked by tuition. TBH, aside from a handful, I haven’t heard of these schools.
https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/rank/private-colleges/most-affordable-in-state-tuition/state/california/
My DC got 19k merit at both Santa Clara and LMU a few years ago. If your kid has good stats, those kinds of merit packages might bring the total cost down to where it’s manageable OP?

Thank you very much! I will look at the list. I think it would be manageable, yes, but I am not sure she would qualify for aid, and especially so much aid. Did your DC submit test scores?

Yes submitted scores that were at or above 75th for both schools. This was 2022

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s a listing of california private colleges ranked by tuition. TBH, aside from a handful, I haven’t heard of these schools.
https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/rank/private-colleges/most-affordable-in-state-tuition/state/california/
My DC got 19k merit at both Santa Clara and LMU a few years ago. If your kid has good stats, those kinds of merit packages might bring the total cost down to where it’s manageable OP?

Thank you very much! I will look at the list. I think it would be manageable, yes, but I am not sure she would qualify for aid, and especially so much aid. Did your DC submit test scores?

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a listing of california private colleges ranked by tuition. TBH, aside from a handful, I haven’t heard of these schools.
https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/rank/private-colleges/most-affordable-in-state-tuition/state/california/
My DC got 19k merit at both Santa Clara and LMU a few years ago. If your kid has good stats, those kinds of merit packages might bring the total cost down to where it’s manageable OP?

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?

What's the point of going somewhere and trying to avoid the locals? If the person wants to live in CA, get started.

Not about avoiding the locals! Just about kids who are commuting and already have local friends. I feel like it might be a lot harder socially if fewer are in dorms with you.

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?

What's the point of going somewhere and trying to avoid the locals? If the person wants to live in CA, get started.

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Anonymous wrote:For that price, you could attend on of the better community colleges, e.g. Pasadena City, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc. OOS tuition is around 10k, plus living expenses.

Note: if you were a California resident, tuition is like 1k.

Would it not be weird to do community college from out of state? Is it not mostly local kids?