Berea is located about 30 or so miles south of Lexington KY. Berea College is located there and is known for helping out the folks of Appalachia.
http://www.berea.edu/
From their website, "Berea charges no tuition and admits only academically promising students, primarily from Appalachia, who have limited economic resources. Berea’s cost of educating a student exceeds $23,000 per year."
As far as value or anything like that, I have no idea
You may PM Buckleboy, I think he has some ties down that way and may know something.
wildrider