It’s known as “Hard Work U”. My parents and brothers live in that area. It’s near Branson, which is billed as “The Country Music Performance Capitol of the World”. Last time we were there, country music was just some of the entertainment offerings. The school also has a museum, with the truck from “Beverly Hillbillies” at the entrance. Awesome butterfly exhibit, incredible Civil War collection, great place to spend a day.
So if they are awarded College Work Study, they are actually offered jobs? (the CWSP law says, or at least used to say, that the college needed only to “consider” students for employment. So a student could get a grant for $1000 but be unable to claim it if no campus employer (or participating nonprofit) would agree to hire the student.)
Some colleges will assign students jobs if they can’t find one but others will not.
All true. My dad grew up not far from there in the depression years, then WWII happened, but had things worked differently, this might have been an option for him. I know he’s always spoke highly of the school, as it was the only way “poor kids” could think of getting to college. I visited there with him back in the 90s and was very impressed with the positive, friendly, and mature attitude of the kids there. I was pleased when Newt mentioned it, because I’m a big champion of vocational education, community colleges, and work-study.
I think the riot reaction by Penn State students is an example of what happens when the little darlings are sent off to State U for four or five years of high-priced binge drinking and indoctrination in the liberal arts.
Love, love, love this school. It is the planned college for my daughter. Now that Newt has shined a national light on it I fear it will be attacked. Anything good and conservative must be destroyed.