Daughter just got accepted to the U

I think you are correct on this. We had a cousin that was going to stay with us for a year and work in Utah. Then she wanted to transfer to the U from SLCC. 

I second this. I went to the U and it was far cheaper than anywhere else i could have gone because it was in state. Also, tuition when i went there was determined by how many credit hours you took per semester. It was on average about 2000 for me. Good luck.

That’s what I did, I was from CA. My freshman year was expensive until I became a resident but the following three years were reasonable. In aggregate, much cheaper than an CA education when you consider the cost of living. 

A few tips:

Make sure you fully understand all requirements, I almost missed residency at the end of year one when I was in school

I believe summer school rates are in state

You could always do a hybrid the first year too, taking some classes and making up the difference during summer

Community college is always an option too, just be sure classes will transfer or it’s not super helpful 

I’d love to hear what you guys do. We’ve basically decided that we won’t move back to Utah the past few days so that makes my kids going there harder. 

Honestly, I had a lot of friends who wen the CC route for the earlier classes and they were fine. And that was for kids going into electrical engineering. Chemistry, I would do at the U, because the program and faculty are great, but biology/physics or math through about calc 3 would be fine at the CC.

When I looked into the ‘Regional Transfer Portal’ (whatever it is called), the student basically pays 150% of in-state tuition and is not eligible for state residency (i.e. never gets to pay in-state tuition). It may be cheaper to pay out-of-state for a year.  

This may have changed, however.  I know the residency requirement for out-of-state students on the Legacy program (parents/grandparents graduated from teh school)  was changed, so now the students can be state residents after 1 year.