To: tonto who wrote (134029 ) 5/31/2012 11:32:46 AM From: Paul V. 1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) | Respond to tonto, Those are not state universities. The first one I noted was the University of Missouri, 30 miles from Jefferson City, at $18,000 annually. Truman State University (State School) is more reasonable, but I understands an ACT minimum of 28. Other schools are the School of the Ozark where students engage in a work study program. However, according to various students I spoke with in Branson, Mo, it is very competitive to get in. You are correct that St. Louis University where I went is a private school along with Washington U. But, the cost is pricing many individuals out of getting a marketable skill set education to sustain themselves and family, plus paying back their student loans. Social Service programs as Social Workers are among the most poorly pay for the the education required - that is why I had so many student in my Doctorate graduating class who stated that they were getting a Doctorate in another field. Many teachers with a Masters Degree, if they can find a job, start out in the mid-to-high $20,000 range in smaller rural districts. Shouldn't education be placed economically on the same level as engineers, and other professional careers especially since it is one of the most important positions to influence and shape a persons life? It comes down to the priorities we place on various vocations in the World. And, we hear that education should be wanting to attract the best and brightest - you get what you are willing to pay for.
