COVID-19 updates & ways VSAC can help
News Releases
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,”...
18
Feb
VSAC Shows You How: Comparing financial aid offers
Tune in for smart advice before accepting financial aid offers
WINOOSKI – (February 18, 2021) Join VSAC on March 2, from 6-7 p.m. for the next VSAC Shows You How webinar that shows you how to understand and compare financial aid offers. We'll break it down so that you can better weigh your...
19
Jan
Financial Aid: I’ve applied. Now what?
VSAC Shows You How explains what happens after you submit your financial aid and college applications.
WINOOSKI – (January 19, 2021) Join VSAC on January 26, from 6-7 p.m. for the next VSAC Shows You How webinar to help you better understand what’s happening “behind the curtain” once you submit your financial aid applications so...