That was doable when I was attending in the the early 2010s. I did exactly that, except I also lived off campus my sophomore year. But that was only doable the

That was doable when I was attending in the the early 2010s. I did exactly that, except I also lived off campus my sophomore year. But that was only doable then because it was an in-state public college in a LCOL city. I was paying $300/mo for my share of rent and utilities. That cost alone is at least doubled now. My $9/hr job for 15-20 hours a week covered everything to live, and need based pell grants covered most of tuition to with a few small loans through the govt that didn't require payments before graduation (abt 2k pet semester). When I found a new part-time gig my junior year that paid $27/hr, I was set up to be in a very be good place compared to most college students. Again, cost of living alone has made that path very difficult today. But it was a thing not that long ago.