[lrjohnson]

I would highly encourage you to involve your daughter with the planning and funding. I believe that if she feels a personal investment it will be added incentive to do better. Even if you are able/willing to fund much or all of it, she should be involved: perhaps her "job" could be researching the steps, finding financial and scholarship resources, etc. If she is very clear on the costs it will be clearer how passing a semesters classes is an investment compared to failing. Another "job" might be be for her to research costs: what's a reasonable budget for non-tuition itmes like clothes, and what percentage will she be responsible for earning?