My math
One year in a NC community college costs $3,000 (tution and books).
One year in a public college costs $8,000 (tuition and books).
You get back $2,500 as a tax credit for tuition and $500 for adding them as a dependent to you tax return every year. Assuming as a parent you don't hate your kids and are OK giving them at least the money you get for free from uncle Sam.
So 4 years (2 community college and 2 putlic university) of tuition and books cost:
$0 for the first 2 years of community college
$5,500 for each of the next two years
The total for 4 years is $11,000
One year in a NC community college costs $3,000 (tution and books).
One year in a public college costs $8,000 (tuition and books).
You get back $2,500 as a tax credit for tuition and $500 for adding them as a dependent to you tax return every year. Assuming as a parent you don't hate your kids and are OK giving them at least the money you get for free from uncle Sam.
So 4 years (2 community college and 2 putlic university) of tuition and books cost:
$0 for the first 2 years of community college
$5,500 for each of the next two years
The total for 4 years is $11,000