College sophomore Carli McGoff could have attended the University of Maryland directly from high school, a decision her parents could afford and would have supported. But the Silver Spring resident opted instead to attend Montgomery College on a merit scholarship for two years and live at home.
Her parents calculate the decision to attend a two-year community college saved them $26,000, money her father Chris McGoff says will now help pay for her to graduate from a four-year institution — she has applied to be accepted as a junior at Georgetown University, Gettysburg College and Franklin & Marshall College. Wherever she goes, she’ll get a diploma at a deep discount from what four full years at any of those institutions costs