Your public transportation costs are just driving me absolutely bonkers lmao.
It should not cost even close to 3000$ speak with your schools studet services or financial advisors.

I attended st lawrence college in ontario and they provided me with a bus pass that was 97$ per month.
this was about 4 years ago

Also im currently in calgary and when taking public transit you are given what is known as a "Transfer" which allows you onto any bus for the next hour and a half

I DO NOT RECCOMEND THIS NEXT METHOD I AM JUST PROVIDING PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
I am kind of a scumbag and i pay about 1 dollar 50cents (all nickles and dimes) for transit although the real cost is over 2x i have been doing this for 2 years and not once have i been questioned or confronted on it. The machine doesnt count the money here - I have no clue if this is illegal therefore i do not reccomend it.

I personally do reccomend public transit because it is for those who are not the most financially stable(No offense but your a student and your on here so your probably not), however if changing the cost of that will not work i would totally reccomend moving to brampton.

You also can consider the fact that you can study on public transportation, you can do homework there aswell.