With tuition to most four-year colleges now priced in the six figures, an increasing number of students are starting their higher-education journey closer to home, at the local community college, writes Kyle Spencer for The New York Times.

“My parents don’t want to just throw money around now,” said Annie Shahverdian, an 18-year-old California resident. “I’m getting a great education at a fraction of the cost.”

Shahverdian, the daughter of a commercial real estate agent and a nursing administrator, is currently a student at Pasadena City College, a two-year public institution, who plans to earn her bachelor’s degree from a top four-year university.

“This is about social norms,” said Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple. “More middle-class parents are saying, I’m not succumbing to the idea that the only acceptable education is an expensive one.”

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Click here to read more about the increasing number of students who are turning to community colleges in The New York Times.

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