ok Ryld... think about this one:

You want a degree with networking...

You live in Georgia...

You're in a financial bind...

Hmmmm, sounds a lot like me!!!

Apply to Georgia Tech!!!! (DUH!!)

The CS major here offers a ton of "Threads" which are the equivalent of specializations within CS, each cs major chooses 2 to work with: I'm looking into Systems and Networking as my foci.

Yeah, you won't get to specialize until about 3rd year, but it works that way at a lot of colleges, plus if you get sick of it then you have time to change your mind.

And you can get HOPE, assuming your grades are decent.

Seriously, look at Tech! It kicks ass here.

If you want more info, you can go to gatech.edu and look around, you can also sign up for a "connect with tech" session where you come down to campus for two days and get to go to classes and such. Plus you get to experience dorm life by spending the night...