[yardie]

Indeed you were lucky. Most land grant colleges are in far off rural areas. The local economy is built around the university so it can be very hard for students to find part-time or even full-time work that isn't service jobs. If you can find an employer that will work around a class schedule then you've hit the jackpot.

[freehunter]

That was actually part of the challenge for me, my school was 50+ miles from the nearest real city. I didn't have a job that worked around my school schedule, I had a school schedule that worked around my job, which is why it took so long for me. Lots of online classes and classes transferred from the local community college.