Is is true the state has to pay for you to go OUT of state to take a course/courses your state doesn't offer?

Question

I live in Arkansas and there isn't a school in the state that offers Veterinary Medicine or a Veterinary Tech course of study. I've heard that if the state you live in doesn't have a school that offers the career you want to go into, and you have to go OUT of state to pursue your degree, then the state has to pay for it. Help?! Has anyone else heard of this and where can I get ANY information abou this.?

As I said before, this is just something I've heard of and I don't know if it's true. I'm just trying to get information about what I should do.

Answer 1

they don't have to but i know for vet school some states that don't have vet schools have contracts with out of state schools. The state that doesn't have a vet school will usually pay the difference between out of state and instate tuition for a resident to attend a specific scool. I don't know if Arkansas contracts with anyone. Contact you state vet office or see if you can find the info on aavmc.org.

I found this to-http://www.arkansashighered.com/ahegp_info.html

I also found this http://ase.tufts.edu/pre-vet/contracting.html
Arkansas contracts with 3 schools.
Louisiana State University
University of Missouri
Oklahoma State University

Answer 2

The state doesn't HAVE to do anything, but in veterinary medicine there seem to be several states which, because the state has a need and not the capability to offer the program, have agreements with other states to take their students. I recently answered a question about this for someone in New Jersey. Here is what Rutgers' website had to say about it:

"There are only 28 veterinary schools in the US, and two states have two schools (California and Alabama). Most schools are state-funded, and therefore accept students mostly from their own state. New Jersey does not have its own vet school, but has "contracts" with other states to "buy" seats reserved exclusively for New Jersey residents. Funding for these seats comes from the Department if Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA). New Jersey has contract seats in 7 schools: University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University (New York), Tuskegee University (Alabama), Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Illinois, and Tufts University (Massachussetts). The number of contract seats fluctuates somewhat depending upon state funding allocated for the program but usually there are between 24-26 seats available annually. Cook College graduates over the past 10 years have had a success rate of 60% to 90% acceptance for those applying to veterinary schools, which is higher than the nationwide average of 47% acceptance."

So what you need to look into are these "contract seats" in out of state vet schools.

Answer 3

While it's not the case that they have to pay for you to go out of state, they may, as the other poster said about NJ, have agreements with certain schools in other states that allow a certain percentage of NJ state residents to find a place there, and in many cases, if it's a state school, even to pay tuition as if they were a state resident. UMass used to (not sure if still does) have this agreement with the state of Connecticut, for their Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration undergraduate degree. No CT public university offered this degree, so CT arranged for their students to be able to be admitted to UMass Amherst, and to pay tuition as if they were a Massachusetts resident.

Your best place to find info like this is to contact admissions at the largest state university in your state - the big public university. Tell them about your issue, and ask what, if any, programs might be available like those I mentioned, above. They may or may not know, but it's a good place to start. You can also contact your state's department of education, see what they have to say. Your high school guidance counsellor may also have some advice.

Answer 4

it would vary from state to state. Contact the secretary of state and ask if they know of such a program and what department handles it.

Answer 5

the state dosen't pay for it, what happens is if you go to a neighboring state you only have to pay the in-state tuition.