Pick the courses you want to take at your local community college. Most schools publish or list the course information for the upcoming semester on their websites. Write down all of the class information.
Let the counselor at your university know you wish to take courses at the local community college. Schools close to each other are used to sharing students who occasionally take classes at both or who simply wish to transfer to university after two years of community college. Many schools, such as Lorain County Community College set up a partnership program with universities in the area to make this process easier.
Fill out any forms the counselor provides you. Often you'll take classes at the community college as a transient student. So, you'll need to get a transient student permission letter from your counselor to give the community college.
Contact the admissions department at the community college you wish to attend. Let them know you want to take classes there as a transient student and are working on permission from your current college. The community college may ask you to fill out an application for admission to their college, present a transient student permission letter and provide copies of your transcripts from your current school to take courses.
Fill out the transient course registration form the community college provides you with classes you chose from your earlier research. Send this form to the required office, either admissions or records at the school you wish to attend.
Check with your counselor at university in a week or two to confirm they received notice you signed up for courses at another school. Check with the admissions office for any further paperwork or problems that need to be handled.
Pay your tuition for the community college courses at their bursar's office. If you need financial aid, fill out the consortium agreement provided by the community college and make sure copies make it to both schools financial aid offices.