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When choosing a college, you’ll have to decide if you prefer it be public or private. State and community colleges, also known as public colleges, are generally less expensive than private colleges. Public colleges receive funding from their respective states in order to make the cost of education affordable to the greatest number of its residents. Most public colleges offer in-state residents a significantly lower tuition price, than is offered to residents of other states. At community colleges, your tuition rate is based on your district in which you live. If you live within a particular community-college district, you can take courses for a lower price than students who live out of the district.
Private colleges, on the other hand, do not receive the same type of funding, so they rely more heavily on tuition, endowments and other private sources of revenue. Private colleges are usually more expensive than public colleges, but may offer smaller class sizes, or additional scholarships and grants that are not available at public schools.
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