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11
Jul

VSAC Receives Funding to Continue College Access Program



WINOOSKI — One of four federal grants VSAC receives to help low-income Vermonters prepare for higher education has been renewed.

VSAC — the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation — received word late last week that its federal...

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20
Apr

Expert on Student Success Advises VT Educators and Parents



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Contact: Irene Racz, VSAC director of public affairs, 802-542-2240)

 

Dr. Joyce Epstein, director of the Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore...

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24
Feb

KSV and VSAC Receive Awards for Career Planning Web Site



WINOOSKI — Kelliher Samets Volk (KSV) and the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) have received three national awards for the Start Where You Are Professional Web site KSV developed for VSAC.

The honors consist of an...

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16
Nov

VSAC’s College Essay and Financial Aid Presentations Offered Online



WINOOSKI — Vermont Student Assistance Corporation offers two online presentations for prospective college students and their families to view in their comfort of their own homes.

How to Write an Effective Admissions Essay...

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01
Sep

VSAC Still at Work to Help Vermonters Plan and Pay for Education (op-ed)

By Don Vickers

Many people stop me on the street to ask what’s in store for Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, and the Vermonters we serve, in the wake of legislation eliminating our role as a federal education loan provider. Some things...

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22
Jul

VSAC Provides Update on Financing for Private Student Loan (letter to editor)



Dear Editor:

In early July, VSAC announced that we would offer a fixed-rate private education loan, the Vermont Advantage loan, for the 2010-11 academic year. Since then, we’ve fielded questions about whether we would be able to...

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