1. Attend the classes because you are paying a lot of money for them. 2. Make sure to take advantage of the free tutoring services. 3. Regularly go to financial aid to make sure you are financially on track.

A good place to start out to save money and get your general classes I we with. Don't be scared to go here because your living at home. Staying close to home let's you realize college life and helps create a grip before you transfer.

Great place to save a couple thousand bucks on just your core classes such as English and Math. It's smaller so your chance for work study or scholarships of the sort are much higher than that of a University. Always be prepared to verify you FASFA or other financial aid they do take a very long time to help you out there. And take the COMPASS test it's like the ACT but untimed and will give you a definite idea of where you are academically.

have fun

If attending online courses, be prepared to dedicate a lot of time and effort into your classes. Teachers do get back with you fairly quickly in a lot of classes, but be prepared to mostly teach yourself.