Sounds like you have a pretty good bargain going wherever you are, because here in California as a resident, a four-year degree even at a state school like the

Sounds like you have a pretty good bargain going wherever you are, because here in California as a resident, a four-year degree even at a state school like the UC is going to run 65k and that's without housing or expenses. Books, supplies, and lab materials alone can add another 12 grand to that over the course of a 4y degree. If you're going to pursue a master's then you can almost double that. And double it again if you're not a resident or are going to a private school of comparable repute. Obviously there's the option of a less expensive State School like one of the CSUS or a Cal Poly, as well as clever short circuiting of the tuition by taking Community College equivalents where possible but if you're going to get everything forgiven at the end of college then why bother with all that.