I am a big fan of schools or school systems that understand that the cost of an education is important knowledge for students. Too many schools don’t even take that into consideration. I have little respect for those schools. Likewise, I have little respect for professors who order textbooks, but do not know how much the book actually costs. Money is important, particularly to students who start out at a two-year college.
The California Community Colleges system has a website that teaches you everything that you need to know to go to and pay for an associate’s degree at one of their schools. ICanAffordCollege.com is a site dedicated to the premise that anyone can afford to attend a community college in that state.