Agreed, had I been in a serious financial crunch when I first started college, I would have definitely done the first two years at a CC, then transfered for the final 2 years to a bigger university. The classes you take at a big school vs. CC are virtually identical.
honestly at alot of CC's you can get a more personal relationship with your instructor, smaller class sizes. my sisters in CC right now and her average class size is 15-20 ... her biggest is 50 ... similar classes at some larger schools is like 200 ftl