A little about Berea College

Last night at dinner we talked with our waiter, Thad, who is a recent graduate from Berea College.

We asked him if what we heard about free tuition was true. It was. The 900 students who attend Berea College pay no tuition, just room and board. In exchange for their education they are required to work 10-13 hours a week at an on campus job.

Most of his classes had 7-8 students in them and when he graduated he had no financial debt.

Berea College, Thad said, has the third largest endowment, one behind Harvard and Yale, in the country.

Thad is doing his student teaching now and will be looking for a job as a special education teacher next year. Sounds like a great deal.

Now it's time to button up the trailer and head north to Frankfort.