VSAC transferred the servicing of your Federal Student loans to American Education Services and the guarantee of all VSAC Federal Student loans to the Trellis Company, an approved Federal Guaranty Agency, over the weekend of March 16th. CLICK HERE for more information.
Blog Archive: March 2024
The updated FAFSA was delayed this fall, and the impact of that three-month delay rolled down the line to colleges, families, and students. College financial aid offices are now scrambling to process student financial data and to get their aid decisions out to families as quickly as possible
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If you’re planning on college or training after high school, this year’s FAFSA overhaul has reminded many of us that waiting can be frustrating. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) updated their student financial aid (FAFSA) forms for the first time since Ronald
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If you are saving for college and training for your kids, your grandkids, or yourself: Don’t forget to take your Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan/VT529 credit when you fill out your 2023 taxes! VHEIP, also called VT529, is Vermont’s official 529 college savings plan, administered by VSAC to
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When Kirsty Greeno was growing up, she moved around a lot, mostly through Vermont and a bit of Maine. Before completing high school, Kirsty, her sister and their single father relocated multiple times, moving from Rutland to Salisbury, then to Middlebury, followed by Whiting, and finally settling in
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Earning your driver’s license is an American rite of passage. For American-born teens, it's a milestone, but for new Americans driving is critical to adjusting to their new life. Aden Haji is helping new Americans in Vermont adjust to their new home by empowering them behind the wheel of a car.
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As a competitive runner, Amiya Sharp knows how to push herself to the finish line. Now a freshman pre-med student at UMass Boston, she’s majoring in biochemistry—a tough major, but one Amiya intentionally chose to make sure shes's prepared for medical school. Amiya hopes to become a pediatric
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