Question about college costs

JeepMOM
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:23:56 +0000

My first experience for school had a program similar to what you are talking about - many years ago tho. State employees could attend this particular school full time - work 8 hours a week and keep their weekly salary and benefits - BUT…they had to ‘‘pay-back’’ 18 months of employment to the state for each year of school - so state employees had to remain in a state position for 3 years.

Having also graduated from a Vermont college - which I attended also years ago - as an in-state resident - tho I was not a resident - but the school had a program that my state did NOT have - so… I was able to utilize an agreement that allowed me to go to school in Vermont as an in-state resident.

Many kids want to leave Vermont for broader horizens - there is very limited potential in many fields in Vermont. The life-style in VT that appeals to many of us on a temporary basis - is not what kids want to live - they want more - and VT just has limitations that tend to push many college folks away. I agree that VT needs to do something to keep people there - an incentive may help - but I have my doubts that it will succeed in making much of a difference.