Job Skills Is Walking to My Off-Campus Class a Viable Long-Term Solution?

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The off-campus class at the Community College is within a 30-40 minute walking distance from the main campus, which is manageable despite the colder Fall weather. The individual plans to allocate their work-study income with 55% for tuition and books, 40% for transportation, and 5% for starting a sole proprietorship. They intend to seek part-time employment off-campus to avoid dropping their first engineering class while managing their time effectively. The Fall classes include chemistry, mechanical design, college algebra, and an honors seminar on global poverty and justice. This update reflects their current academic and financial planning as they navigate their education.
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I found out that the class off-campus from the campus at the Community College I currently attend is walking distance from the main CC campus. It's a pretty long walk. It's about ~30-40 minutes in the Fall (when it starts to get colder out). With the work study, I will be having some income coming in, so here's how I'm planning on dividing up the money:

55% towards tuition/books
40% towards a car/transportation
5% towards a startup sole proprietorship business

I will continue to pursue off-campus from the Community College (CC) part-time employment, permenant job positions. That way I don't have to drop my first engineering class, & I can look for work in my spare time. As I can walk to my engineering class, it will also save money (due to not owning a car yet, but hopefully soon).

Classes I'll be taking in the Fall:

CHE145 - Prep for general college chemistry
ENR153 - Mechanical Design & Prototyping
MTH165 - College Algebra
first official honors class (HON195 - Honors seminar - Global Poverty & Justice)
 
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Do you have a question here? or is this an update to some prior thread of discussion?
 
it's an update.
 
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