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To: Sub-Driver
Ummmmmmm... Penn State Abington (near Philly) charges $12,242 per year tuition for PA residents. LaSalle charges $17420 per semester.

1 year at LaSalle= 2.8 years at Penn State.

Go to Penn State. Live at home. Work part-time. Really, the problem isn't all that difficult unless they stopped teaching basic arithmetic in Pennsylvania schools.

46 posted on 02/10/2012 9:29:32 AM PST by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Sooth2222
Go to Penn State. Live at home. Work part-time. Really, the problem isn't all that difficult unless they stopped teaching basic arithmetic in Pennsylvania schools.

With a little bit of planning, you can really cut the cost of a college education if you live in a reasonably-sized metropolitan area:

If you are fortunate, you'll have a 4-year university in your hometown. You can still live at home. And some of them have a joint program with local community colleges for a 4-year degree program, where you are guaranteed that credits you earn at the community college will transfer. In my area, they even have joint campuses.

This may be difficult for some technical degrees, in which you start taking the "weed-out" classes your freshman year (those classes that are designed to eliminate people that won't be able to make the cut). The class schedule and prerequisite chain don't allow you to cram all the specialized classes in 2 years. But, with a bit of planning, you can spend the first year in community college.

155 posted on 02/11/2012 1:21:19 PM PST by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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