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Most of us graduate from high school with the full intention of heading to college next. It's that final education stepping-stone before we reach adulthood and financial autonomy. Or at least it's supposed to be now days. We have to face facts. Your chances of acquiring a wonderful career without a higher education are slim to none. The world is far too competitive to allow this. Now, since we've established the fact that a college degree is crucial in this day and age, how do you plan to pay for it? This is where things can often get hairy. Chances are you don't have a trust fund, and your part-time job isn't going to cut it. Well, the first thing on your to-do list should be to find an affordable college with an excellent reputation.

Often an affordable college is a junior college. Okay, before you flip out and hit me with some diatribe about how you can never resort to a community college for higher education, you should at least hear me out. No one said you had to stay there for 4 whole years. In reality this is not even plausible. With community colleges you commonly have the option of two-year degrees and/or University transfer programs. I tackled the latter as my affordable college career. After spending two exciting years at a junior college, I proceeded to transfer all of my credits to a four-year University. Why you may ask? It's a heck of a lot cheaper. You can spend around 17 or 18 thousand living one year of the University life, while a community college will cost you a fourth of that. Get the picture. And the real kicker is in the end result. It doesn't matter if you initially pursued an affordable college such as a junior school, because when you graduate from the University, the degree is still the same. No one sees that you transferred 80 credits in mid-way. All anyone cares about once you've graduated from your University is your degree and your GPA.

Research all affordable college options before signing up. Chances are you have a community college near you that will do. Local always means less expensive tuition because you're in-state. In addition, if you really want to go the affordable college route, you can look into two-year degrees. Often these offer better results than the BA's and BS's.

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