01 May

How to pay for student housing & living expenses with student loans

Written by
VSAC Staff

Are you wondering, "Do my student loans cover housing?" In addition to paying for tuition and fees, student loans can be used to pay for college living expenses ... and more. Along with school meals, groceries, rent, housing supplies, and utilities, you can also use your student loans to buy books…

25 Sep

GEARUP WEEK: For 25 years (and counting), VSAC’s GEAR UP program supports Vermonters’ college dreams

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VSAC Staff

Every September, VSAC celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the GEAR UP program.

12 Sep

Back to School: Four Vermonters talk about finding opportunities in education

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VSAC Staff

Investing in yourself, building confidence, living your passion: Vermont students share what learning means to them.

04 Sep

BryAnna Goslant of Danville is a strong mentor for Lyndon Institute students

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VSAC Staff

Back in the spring of 2022, VSAC profiled BryAnna Goslant of Danville, who was then a rising senior at Husson University, majoring in criminal justice, and gearing up for an internship with the Vermont Department of Corrections’ Probation and Parole Office in Newport. BryAnna was the first in her…

18 Jun

VSAC helps an aspiring musician hit the right notes as he prepares for college and career

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VSAC Staff

Matt Webster of Groton taught himself how to read and play music, and he’s a well-known performer in the school and local communities. When he decided to turn his passion into a career, he turned to VSAC for guidance.

07 Jun

Lizzie Vaughan, fourth-generation farmer, finds inspiration in 4-H and the tech center classroom

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VSAC Staff

Lizzie Vaughan grew up on a dairy farm in South Ryegate, and her involvement in 4-H and the ag program at Riverbend Technical Center helped her fall in love with farming. Now, she’s going on to college to find her career path.

24 May

Two classmates from North Country High School look to engineer their future

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VSAC Staff

Cooper Hodgeman and Tate Parker have been challenging each other since elementary school, particularly when it comes to building things. “My earliest memory of Tate was the fourth-grade garden trellis building contest. I was so mad when his group beat mine for first place,” says Cooper, who lives in…

15 May

High-achieving Bradford student, Emily Qiu, weighs past, present and future in choosing next steps

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VSAC Staff

Emily Qiu, a senior at Oxbow High School, is a standout student. She’s in the top five of her graduating class, she’s taken many honors classes and college-level dual enrollment courses, and she’s been inducted into both the National Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society. But Emily…

15 Mar

Nick Williams gains perspective and purpose for law enforcement career

Written by
Emily Stetson

During the spring of his senior year at Burr & Burton Academy, Nick Williams had several college acceptance letters sitting on his desk. But, he recalls saying to his parents at the time, “I have no idea how I’m going to afford this.” “It kind of soured the process for me,” says Nick, now 24. “I…

02 Mar

Vaughn Winter: Cracking the code to his future career

Written by
Emily Stetson

Vaughn Winter is determined to rise above the series of odd warehousing and restocking jobs he's held since graduating from Montpelier High School.

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How to pay for student housing & living expenses with student loans

GEARUP WEEK: For 25 years (and counting), VSAC’s GEAR UP program supports Vermonters’ college dreams

Back to School: Four Vermonters talk about finding opportunities in education

BryAnna Goslant of Danville is a strong mentor for Lyndon Institute students

VSAC helps an aspiring musician hit the right notes as he prepares for college and career

Lizzie Vaughan, fourth-generation farmer, finds inspiration in 4-H and the tech center classroom

Two classmates from North Country High School look to engineer their future

High-achieving Bradford student, Emily Qiu, weighs past, present and future in choosing next steps

Nick Williams gains perspective and purpose for law enforcement career

Vaughn Winter: Cracking the code to his future career