Don't goto ITT or a for-profit university. Some companies don't consider the degrees they give as credible.

Community college is the best bet for a good education for the cheapest price. Alot of the times, instructors who teach at community college also are the same ones who teach at local universities where you pay twice as much for the same instructor and sometimes even with the same textbook!!

NOVA is a good choice from what I hear. If you want to make a jump to a four year school and really want to work for the Government IT field, transfer out to Capital College in MD. That school is the Government's first choice when they need entry-level IT people. GMU is their second choice.