COVID-19 updates & ways VSAC can help
News Releases
27
Jul
VSAC’s newest grant program offers 2 years of free CCV tuition
Students can choose from 33 flexible programs. In person or online.
WINOOSKI (July 27, 2021) – A new grant program will offer eligible Vermonters the chance to obtain a college degree tuition free. Yes, really.
The grant, called 802Opportunity, pays for up to two years of free tuition to the...
18
May
Vermont State Colleges, VSAC team up to offer a gift for "Green Mountain Grads"
A tuition-free college course for the classes of 2020 and 2021
WINOOSKI (May 18, 2021) — To the high school classes of 2020 and 2021: Vermont has a graduation gift for you!
The state of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges System and VSAC are teaming up to provide one tuition-free college...
15
Apr
VSAC Shows You How: Appeal your financial aid offer
Students & families experiencing special circumstances can – and should – ask for reconsideration
WINOOSKI (April 15, 2021) – Vermont Student Assistance Corp. is offering a free online webinar on how to appeal your financial aid offer, April 27 at 6 p.m. Students and families can participate via Zoom by registering at http:/...
09
Apr
Governor, Legislature honor VSAC’s Educational Opportunity Center
30 years, 60,000 adult Vermonters: EOC gives Vermonters a path to better skills and careers
WINOOSKI (April 9, 2021) – Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Legislature are celebrating 30 years of VSAC’s Educational Opportunity Center with a proclamation and concurrent resolution, naming the week of April 12, Educational...
01
Apr
VSAC research finds COVID-19 didn’t discourage most students from their college plans
But pandemic has increased need for financial aid, especially for first-gen students
WINOOSKI (April 2, 2021) – The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) today released results from the third in a series of surveys gauging the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vermont college students during the 2020...
18
Mar
VSAC GEAR UP sponsors new podcast for parents
“Navigating the Teen Years” gives parents advice, solutions and inspiration to help teens succeed in school and in life
WINOOSKI – (March 18, 2021) Vermont Student Assistance Corporation’s GEAR UP program is sponsoring a new podcast series aimed at parents of teenagers and the tough challenges that face teens.
“Navigating the Teen Years,”...