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Starting your higher-education journey at a community college can often make more sense than enrolling immediately at a four-year private school. In 2025 economic pressures, the evolving nature of work, and shifting student readiness make this path increasingly compelling for many students and families. This article explores the key reasons why choosing community college first may be the right decision, including cost savings, readiness for college life, flexibility, transfer options, and career alignment.

The Cost Advantage: Stretching Education Dollars

One of the strongest arguments for beginning at a community college is the significant cost savings. According to recent data, the average total cost of attending a community college for two years was about US $7,560 in 2024—far less than the cost for one year at many four-year private schools.
Other sources show that community college tuition and fees are substantially lower.

Key cost-related benefits:

• Lower tuition and fees for two-year programs.

• Ability to live at home, saving on room and board.

• Less student debt burden at the outset.

• Opportunity to invest savings into future transfer or four-year study.

For families in Nigeria or other countries where students may study abroad or pay high international fees, the principle holds: choosing a lower-cost entry point gives flexibility and financial breathing room.

Improved Readiness and Smaller Scale

Not all students are

Parents' FAQs About ²ÝÁñÉçÇø School

Deciding whether a private school is the right fit for your child comes with plenty of questions. How much does it cost? What benefits do private schools offer? How do financial aid and scholarships work? Parents deserve clear and reliable answers, and that’s exactly what this article provides. Whether you’re new to private education or looking for deeper insights, this FAQ guide will equip you with the knowledge you need.

One of our parental prerogatives is to worry about our children.

• That's because your child never came with an instruction manual.
• As a result, you have had to learn so many things about parenting simply by being a parent.
• No matter, worry is part of the parental landscape.
• If you are considering sending your child off to a private school, your worries will be pretty specific.
• Probably along the lines of the following questions.

Many parents find the concept of sending a child to boarding school upsetting; a child's adolescence is such a distinctively affective period that entrusting it to others seems wrong. Yet boarding schools prosper, successors to institutions dating to medieval times. Source:

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Will my child be safe?

²ÝÁñÉçÇø schools take your child's safety very seriously.

• Contractually a private school functions in loco parentis.
• This is a legal way of stating that the school acts in the

Myths About ²ÝÁñÉçÇø School

What are private schools like anyway?

• Even if you're starting your private school research, there's a good chance you already have an impression of private schools.
• Perhaps you have read or . Or maybe you saw or . These stories, while entertaining, offer a picture of private schools that is quite different from what you will find today.
• Just as universities and colleges in the United States have evolved in the past several decades, private schools have also evolved.
• Unfortunately, while the perception of private schools is changing, there are still some lingering myths.

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Myth 1: You must be very wealthy to go to a private school.

Approximately a third of all private school students receive financial aid.

• Financial aid grants can represent a significant portion of tuition, depending on the school and your family's situation.
• Students now increasingly come from public schools and a wider range of family income levels.
• In general, boarding schools do their best to make their programs accessible to your family through financial aid grants, loan programs, and .

In the past ten years, the emergence of K-12 private school loans has also made boarding school education more accessible.

One of the primary reasons parents send their children to private school is for the individual attention students receive. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø schools can provide that sort of attention because their class sizes are small. Small class sizes work. Small class sizes are one of the main reasons you send your child to private school. With that in mind, let's look at why small class sizes are so important.

1. There's nowhere to hide in a small class.

Imagine your child in a large high school class of 30-35 students. She's not good at math. Most of the students in her class don't understand math and could care less about it. So your daughter hangs out in the back of the room, keeps quiet, and tries to pay attention. The distractions and cutting up around her mitigate against any meaningful learning. Consequently, your daughter falls further and further behind in math. Sadly, public school class sizes increase as school districts struggle with budget deficits. As a result, class sizes of 30-35 students are common.

Contrast that learning environment with 12-14 students seated around a Harkness Table in a boarding school. A Harkness Table is an oval table. The teacher sits at the table with his students. This arrangement places students in a situation where they have no choice but to engage and interact with each other and with their teacher. A Harkness table creates a climate for learning.

This video discusses teaching in large versus small classes.

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It's exciting to discover a veritable treasure trove of books set in private schools published recently. The United States, United Kingdom, and Peru. You can find most books at your favorite bookseller or library in both traditional paperback and electronic format. In addition, I have given you links to the authors' websites wherever possible. Happy reading!

by Maureen Johnson

Truly Devious

ASIN: B07252X6ZH

The Vanishing Stair

ASIN: B078LXZ8CS

The Hand On The Wall

ASIN: B07QVL5SLT

The Box In The Woods

ASIN: B08CRBSN2R

"The Agatha Christie-like ecosystem pairs with lacerating contemporary wit, and alternating past and present scenes makes for a multilayered, modern detective story." -- New York Times Book Review

From the pen of Maureen Johnson comes a series of murder mysteries set in famous Ellingham Academy in Vermont. Stevie Bell solves the murders with great aplomb.

This video offers a recap of Truly Devious.

by Lili Anolik

ASIN: B00KVI9DH2

Lili Anolik's first novel tackles a murder disguised as a suicide. The murder victim's sister signs on to teach at the prestigious Connecticut boarding school where the murder took place. We suspect that this will not be the only murder Grace solves.

by David Sklar

ASIN: B07HGFSNC7

"…a haunting, mesmerizing story about coming-of-age, of innocence lost and the search for redemption."

— Hedy S. Wald,