If your parents did not graduate from college, you’re also less likely to pursue higher education for yourself. According to VSAC research, 41% of Vermont high school seniors in 2022 were considered first-generation students, meaning that neither of their parents completed a 4-year college degree…
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Blog Archive: Preparing for College Costs
When asked what aspect of healthcare she’d like to specialize in, third-year nursing student Olivia Demag says maybe the ER, maybe labor and delivery. But she also quickly qualifies her answer. “In nursing, they constantly say ‘keep your mind open,’ because it's fast-paced and a lot of things change…
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When Mukhtar Abdulkhaleiq started high school, he didn’t think college would be “his thing.” He wasn’t afraid of hard work—he just thought of it as an expensive decision. “I heard ‘college,’ and I thought ‘debt,’” says Mukhtar, who didn’t want to put that burden on his parents. “They risked their…
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Prince Awhaitey spent part of his childhood in West Africa, where he noticed that the people were healthier, even if the country’s health system was different. As an adult, he received support from VSAC to pursue his registered dietetics license.
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Every September, VSAC celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the GEAR UP program.
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Investing in yourself, building confidence, living your passion: Vermont students share what learning means to them.
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While the process was unfamiliar, Amon Chumba learned that good grades will get you far in any country.
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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.
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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…
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When Passy Matendo signs on to a Zoom meeting, her name appears on the screen as “Maombi.” “It’s what I’m called at home,” she explains. In Swahili, the word literally means “prayers” or “supplications,” and as a name, it is often loosely translated as “gift from God.” Since coming to the U.S. from…
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