Answered by SergioPL
I'm a foreign college student in the US so you can rely on my information. The cheapest way to study here is to attend a 2-year community college and maybe later transfer to a 4-year uninversity. Community colleges are way cheaper and most of the classes there can be transfered by bigger universities. The steps are simple. 1. Look for the college you want to attend and apply for it. They might request you a small fee to send you all the papers required to apply. 2. Take the TOEFL exam and send the results to the college. (Some colleges might not ask you for the TOEFL). 3. Send the application with your high school or secondary school transcripts(must be officially translated to English) back to the college. They might also ask you for a copy of bank statements of your family or sponsors to ensure that you can afford to pay your education. 4. After a couple of weeks they'll send you some documents proving that you have been admitted by the college. 5. Once you have this document you have to go to the American Embassy and apply for the F-1 student visa. You also have to show them your bank statements proving that you enough money to pay the college and your living expenses. You will also have to explain what are you planning to do in your life (they want to make sure that you are not coming to stay here). And that's basicly it. This process may take many weeks so I'd recommend you to apply as soon as possible. The main reason why it takes so long is because all the documents are sent by mail. You can also try to apply to a 4-year college but you will also have to take the SAT I and in some cases the SAT II just to be admitted. It will also be much more expensive, which I don't think is worth the price if you are just coming to study English. Good luck!