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15
Nov
2021

VSAC Thanks Sen. Leahy for Service to Vermont Students

Thank you

Sen. Leahy speaking at Burlington High School in 2016. Photo: Alexandre Silberman/Register
Sen. Patrick Leahy speaking at Burlington High School in 2016 announcing funding for VSAC college preparatory programs.
Photo by Alexandre Silberman/Register

 

(Nov. 15, 2021) U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., announced today he will not run for re-election in 2022 after eight terms and nearly five decades in office.

Winooski, VT -- The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC) would like to...

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10
Nov
2021

VSAC’s Talent Search program receives 6-year funding extension

Program helps over 1,000 students each year with college enrollment and career training

WINOOSKI – The federally-funded Talent Search program, which has made great strides connecting modest income Vermont high school students with opportunities for college and training, has received a six-year funding extension...

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12
Oct
2021

It’s financial aid time! Start now with the FAFSA.

VSAC webinar shows you how to get the financial aid you need

WINOOSKI (Oct. 12, 2021) — Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC) has a full line-up of virtual resources to help students and families, and adults returning to school learn about the financial aid that is available and how to...

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27
Jul
2021

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...

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09
Apr
2021

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...

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01
Apr
2021

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...

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