Might be worth it though, electricians make a lot of money!
Would this be something in your immediate area?
If it makes you feel better I'll be paying 15K-and-change a year for University of Alaska Fairbanks. (4 years, plus maybe more if I do graduate stuff) Including classes, room and board, and meal plan. Think that's expensive? I'm lucky being an Alaska resident, if I wasn't it'd be way more expensive. Another reason why I chose to stay in Alaska for my education and THEN move back to California (I'd considered moving back last winter permanently and just coming back to Sitka/Port Alexander, AK to visit). But I chose Fairbanks since it's still geographically as far away as realistic from here (New experiences, scenery, pace, etc) but still with in-state tuition.
I'd really like to live off campus though. Despite that, I'll probably spend the first year in the dorms while I'm getting oriented with the school and surrounding city and its suburbs. I don't want to put out a security deposit on a house, apartment, dry cabin (More about those in a minute) and decide I don't like it there and I'm moving to Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, or out of state. Probably not Anchorage, since I find it's too big and I just don't like its feel, and maybe Juneau if that was the case since in terms of population and urban development it's comparable to Fairbanks, but I honestly never want to live in Sitka again (Been there, done that, and don't want to do it ever again). But I'm confident I'll like the Fairbanks area.
Rent is an interesting thing in that town. Would you believe it if I said such a thing exists as $400 or less a month for rent? The catch: No indoor plumbing. No toilet...outhouse in subzero temps is going to suck but oh well. A "dry cabin". Why so common? In places where it's been known to get to -70F (Brr!) it just isn't practical to run water mains and sewer/septic! Granted, the city proper has water and indoor plumbing and flushing toilets for the most part but once in the suburbs forget city water. Some places have wells but arsenic is a thing there...a problem. You might have seen myself and member Icefoglights (A Fairbanks local) talking about it on LG. (I was asking how to test for that).
The area I want to live in is easily a 45min+ commute to the university though. So I MUST be driving if I want to do that; it's outside of Fairbanks proper so forget public transit. Why live out that far? First of all, Fairbanks is 7th worst city in the US for air pollution. Secondly, I'm a ruralite after 7 years now of living in the middle of what most would consider to be the middle of nowhere. Finally, I just want the adventure! Plus undeveloped land goes for about $1000/acre there, and I only really need an acre or two TOPS, so I could just drop a grand on something possibly...and build something of my own.
That's part of the reason I'm looking into the Deuce as a project vehicle and possible daily driver...hauling ability! Firewood, building materials, water (throw a 500gal tank in the back) and plenty of other stuff...plus if I can run alternative fuel during the warmer months it should cut the gas/diesel bill (It'll run on either) down to nil.
If you're curious, I can post some links to streetviews of the area...