There's a quicker, cheaper way to go to college, but fewer students are trying it

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Attending community college first then transferring has paid off tremendously for my children.  My oldest son's CC had agreements with several state schools to do a 2+2 program where students earn their AAS and then finish the last two years at the partner university.  He did his AAS, got hired at the company he interned with during his AAS program, and the company picked up the tab for his BS in electrical engineering.  He came out of school with no debt and a lucrative career.  Our youngest went the AS transfer route and saved a ton of money.  He's a senior at a state school right now majoring in computer science with dual minors in physics and math and will have maybe $3k in loans when he graduates this December.  If parents were smart, they would at least have their kids take a look at what a community college could offer them.