Renee Kost attended the University of Southern Indiana from 1997 to 2009, where she studied general studies and completed a variety of courses including economics, English, political science, geography, biology, computer information systems, and health professions. She took courses such as Fundamentals of Economics, Rhetoric and Composition I and II, Introduction to American Politics, Earth System Science, Medical Terminology, Biological Concepts, Management Information Systems, and Biostatistics.