yup...my 4 years undergrad at a nationally top ranked school cost less than 2 years at a community college....
need based scholarships
also...the top schools in the nation are doing a great program...10% of the parents income is the expected parental contribution
and
just because that is the tuition does not mean that that is what her expected contribution will be...fill out the FAFSAs which I am sure you have and see what the package result is