I don't understand all the hate CC gets, really.
I know people with PhDs and Masters degrees who went to them, and most of them agree, they were just as good if not better than state schools.
I went my first two years to a CC, and was easily able to pay tution + books by working all summer at my uncle's plastics factory.
And I didn't just get out of there with tuition receipts to show for it - I got a degree out of it.
It's good to go to CC while you decide what you want to do and spend less money taking generals anyway. Instead of sitting in 300+ person lecture hall classes at a big school, you are in smaller classes and get to know the teacher.
The only negatives I can see are that it's less competitive because you are competing for grades with lesser students than big schools. When you go to a bigger school, you might have a harder time.
Also, socially you might struggle as you didn't start school at the same time with people freshmen year.

