Lenses?

[cagifford]

If a person was to go with the SLR Camera how would they know how to pick the right lense to get started with? Im thinking about taking a community college class on photography, that would probably teach me how to select lenses but im just wondering how much a good starter lens costs so i can add up costs a before i commit. I have a panasonic FZ-10 and it does takes ok pictures but as far as i can tell its pretty much point and shoot and i like what i see from other posts.
thanks.

[huntnphool]

Get the best quality that you can afford, typically the size lens you are after with the lowest f-stop, dont forget image stabilization