One year at a community college can cost as little as one-tenth as much as a year at a four-year private institution. In 2009-2010, the average college student paid the following for full-time tuition, according to collegeboard.com:  

Name: Matthew Forrest Occupation: Student 1.    Where do you live?  I currently reside in Whitman, Massachusetts. 2.    What school are you attending? I am currently attending Massasoit Community

I've been posting stories about Mark Kantrowitz's take on the finances of attending a community college (see here and here). When I got to work this morning, I found a wonderfully thoughtful email from someone who taught at a community college

Students who start their bachelor’s degrees at a community college have, on average, less debt at graduation than students who do their entire degrees at a four-year school. (See here for more on this.) That savings assumes that you finish i

The news is filled with reports of layoffs and downsizings, but one area with solid job prospects is health care. According to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the fastest growing job sector this decade will be hea

Computer technology changes so often, and so fast, that learning it in school is only the first step to having a successful career.   "Computer professionals have to learn new stuff constantly," says Jason Wertz, assistant professor

For years, education experts have said that starting at a community college can be an economical strategy for getting a bachelor’s degree. We here at EducationOption.com have given that very advice. Recently, though, financial aid analyst Ma

There’s been a lot of emphasis on the importance of two-year schools in recent months. The buzz began last October, when President Obama convened a White House summit on community colleges.   “They may not get the credit they deser

Over the last five years or so, community colleges have seen a boom in enrollment. At SUNY Rockland Community College in New York, for instance, enrollment has gone up about 30 percent over the last five years, according to Dana Stilley, interim dean o

Over the last five years or so, community colleges have seen a boom in enrollment. At SUNY Rockland Community College in New York, for instance, enrollment has gone up about 30 percent over the last five years, according to Dana Stilley, interim dean o

Many people who are thinking about going back to school are nervous about having to take math again. If you're going into a field like business or computers, you know that you'll be taking a fair amount of math, but what about health care or gr

  Teachers love nontraditional students.   Chris Elliott Vasquez, assistant professor of English at Brookdale Community College, is one of the top 25 community college professors in the nation, according to RateMyProfessors.com.

If you’re thinking about getting a bachelor’s degree, you can save money by taking general education and core classes at a community college and transferring to a four-year school later. Unless that four-year school has an agreement wi

The University of Massachusetts at Boston     Many students find community colleges a convenient and economical way to get the first two years of college out of the way, but not all of these students actually finish getting t

The University of Massachusetts at Boston     Many students find community colleges a convenient and economical way to get the first two years of college out of the way, but not all of these students actually finish getting t

Noting the critical role of community colleges in closing the “skills gap”, strengthening the Massachusetts economy, and providing critical opportunities for thousands of students, a broad-based alliance of business, civic and community or

More students from wealthier backgrounds are choosing to attend community college, according to a recent study. About 22 percent of college students with family incomes over $100,000 attended community colleges last year -- that's up significanlty from 1