Show re h Uintah Basin Education Center A Year of f College for A high school graduate enroll enroll- enrollIng Ing In Freshman college classes through the Uintah Bas In Center for Continuing Edu Edu- Education cation can earn a full years year's credit nt at n a cost of only for Cor books and tuition according to Delbert Purnell center coor coor- coordinator OTHER advantages In addit Ion to the monetary savings pointed out by rr 1 Purnell In- In Include in elude clude small classes with much greater individual instruction and freedom from social pres often encountered on the formal college campus The break between high school and university is so drastic we find D a out dropout rate exceeding 50 per cent he said Students go from the high school classroom to the university and find themselves In classes of from to students HE URGED that local students consider the es of the local program for at least the first two or three quarters Credits earned through the Basin Center are most often fully transferable having as much value as on- on campus credits A student can stay here for two or three quarters and save 1000 towards a mission A family can start a student on a college education here and as as- as assure sure the student they can af- af afford afford ford to support hIm long enough to get a meaningful education the coordinator pointed out SO MANY students start out and get through two or three quarters then run out of money and drop out to get geta a job They get married contin- contin continue continue ue to work for low wages and finally struggle to go back and complete their education The center offers an means of avoiding disappoint disappoint- disappointment disappointment ment through Its much low low- lower er cost per year Mr Pur- Pur nell continued Other advantages open to Uintah Basin students are arc the coordinators coordinator's promise to help them set up a student body student government newspaper clubs social groups and even nn an athletic program with intramural competition and competition with other schools THE CENTERS CENTER'S smaller size would offer the Basin students a perfect ity for participation and a better belter chance to be leaders and to get involved What chance does a student have on a cam cam- campus campus pus of 10 to 20 thousand students for these opportunitIes Ies Mr Purnell questioned Uintah Center students are presently being allowed full Cull military deferments while en- en enrolled enrolled rolled In a schedule of classes just as on a normal campus he added |