I'd second this advice if budget is the main driver. To add on to what you said, if you're on an engineering track, your first two years are more or less the sa

I'd second this advice if budget is the main driver. To add on to what you said, if you're on an engineering track, your first two years are more or less the same wherever you go anyway. And as an added bonus, if you didn't do exceptionally well in high school, getting good grades at community college can make it easier to transfer into a more competitive state school for your third and fourth years.