Can you transfer from a state University to a private college?

Can you go transfer from a community college to an out-of-state university?

• Well, i'm going to be going to community college in NC pretty soon. And I'll be able to transfer to a local university in about 2 years BUT is it possible to transfer to a university that's out-of-state??? Thanks for any posts :)

• Answer:

  Val - of course you can. But there are a few important caveats: 1) Your school probably has relationships with some (or all) of your state's 4-year schools - assuring that all graduates of the community college will be admitted to one of those 4-year programs. If you go "outside" the network, so to speak, you'll have to be accepted on your own merits - you won't be guaranteed admission. 2) By staying "in the network", you're assured that all of the credits that you earned at the community college transfer with you to the new school. Any other school will evaluate your transcript, and determine whether to "credit" you for all or only some of the classes that you've completed. That shouldn't be a likely problem, but it's just something to keep in mind. 3) If you attend an out-of-state 4-year school, you will pay anywhere from 2 to 4 times as much for your education as the state's residents pay. Nearly every school in the US provides a special, subsidized rate for its residents, and charges non-resident students quite a bit more. In Florida, for example, a non-resident pays about $19,000 a year more than the residents do. And before you ask - no - you don't gain residency by moving to another state to attend school. You'll be living in the state, but you won't be a resident of the state - there's quite a big difference. In fact, you will not be able to qualify as a state resident if you move to another state for the primary purpose of attending school. You'll frequently hear mistaken advice that you can become a resident of another state by simply moving there, and doing things like renting an apartment, or paying electric bills, or registering to vote. That's just not true. Every state has residency laws to make sure that only the residents are paying resident tuition. There wouldn't be much point to having separate resident and non-resident prices if everyone automatically qualified as a resident, simply by showing up for school. So - can you transfer? Absolutely. But the tuition at your new school will be thousands and probably tens of thousands of dollars higher than it would be if you stayed at one of the in-state 4-year schools where you're currently residing. Good luck!