My friend and I are considering leaving NC and going to Alaska to go to a community college for 2 years and then transfer to a university. We're basically attracted to it because it would just be a huge change, you can own an ounce of weed, no sales tax, and the tuition is free for out of state students.
So does anyone have any comments about this such as reasons why we shouldn't go?

tuition is free for out of state students? i would hate you if i were a native, heh.

how do you plan on covering other expenses?

i'm going to look that tuition thing up. i don't believe it.

http://www.uaf.edu/uaf/costs/index.html

yeah, not free. i couldn't find anything that even hinted at that. unless you're just talking about the community college.

http://www.kpc.alaska.edu/
that's the only college i've seen that says no tuition but i haven't really researched this idea much.

from that school's website:

IMPORTANT NOTICE! Non-resident tuition is being waived for students taking classes at KPC under a two-year pilot program that will apply to Fall 2008, Spring and Summer 2009 semesters.

yeah, uhh..i don't know when you were planning on doing this, but the free tuition thing doesn't sound like it's necessarily permanent. and it's only for two years.

also, i don't know how much you know about college, but tuition is only half the costs. there's other fees they sneak in, you have to buy books, you almost need a computer/printer, and somewhere to live and food to eat.

ALSO, that school doesn't offer many majors. most of them are associates degrees. the only bachelor's ones are psychology, elementary education, and liberal studies, whatever the hell that is.

http://www.kpc.alaska.edu/academics/index.html

so you wouldn't go to a community college and then transfer to this place. this place is basically a community college itself.

finally, after living in alaska for two years, you'd be considered a resident and wouldn't be eligible for any nonresident breaks.

think i found a reason why you shouldn't do this yet?

from that school's website:

IMPORTANT NOTICE! Non-resident tuition is being waived for students taking classes at KPC under a two-year pilot program that will apply to Fall 2008, Spring and Summer 2009 semesters.

yeah, uhh..i don't know when you were planning on doing this, but the free tuition thing doesn't sound like it's necessarily permanent. and it's only for two years.

also, i don't know how much you know about college, but tuition is only half the costs. there's other fees they sneak in, you have to buy books, you almost need a computer/printer, and somewhere to live and food to eat.

ALSO, that school doesn't offer many majors. most of them are associates degrees. the only bachelor's ones are psychology, elementary education, and liberal studies, whatever the hell that is.

http://www.kpc.alaska.edu/academics/index.html

so you wouldn't go to a community college and then transfer to this place. this place is basically a community college itself.

finally, after living in alaska for two years, you'd be considered a resident and wouldn't be eligible for any nonresident breaks.

think i found a reason why you shouldn't do this yet?

That place is a community college, meaning that the OP and his friend could go there and get free tuition for 2 years. Once they've done 2 years (for free, in case you missed that part), they can transfer to a 4-year university.

OP, I say go for it. That's a great fucking deal. But then again, you'd be living in Alaska, so yea...

That place is a community college, meaning that the OP and his friend could go there and get free tuition for 2 years. Once they've done 2 years (for free, in case you missed that part), they can transfer to a 4-year university.

OP, I say go for it. That's a great fucking deal. But then again, you'd be living in Alaska, so yea...

community college tuition is not that much and financial aid abounds for it. pretty much anyone who graduated from my high school class with slightly above average grades got a full ride two year scholarship to the local community college.

common sense made me think the OP was talking about free tuition at four year universities in alaska. when you take into account relocating across the country, and having to live on your own as opposed to with relatives, community college in alaska, even if tuition is free, would be just as costly if not more than just going to a community college at home.

and from the wording on the site, the program doesn't sound permanent and necessarily open to just any nonresident wanting to study anything. but that's just my take on it.

most of the reason for me to go to alaska is just because i want to relocate for a while and it would be a change, not the free tuition deal.
the only thing really holding me back now is that i've been told that whatever university i might choose to go to afterwards might not accept the credits from some small alaska community college.

if you want to go just for the sake of moving and not the college, then post a thread in the travel forum or SG. a number of totseans live there. armsmerchant at least.