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Blog Archive: Exploring Career Options
Navigating the postsecondary education landscape can feel overwhelming. It’s normal to ask questions like: what should I study, what kind of program should I enroll in, what type of credential should I earn and how do I know it’s going to get me the job I want? The answers to these questions will…
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“Schools may have money for you. You just have to ask for it,” says David Richardson of Danville. David worked full time all through high school, not to save for college, but to help cover his family’s living expenses after his father became disabled. He was determined to go to college, but wasn’t…
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Addiction kept Amanda Southwick from going to college right after high school. Motherhood inspired her to recover. Now, she’s pursuing a college education so she can help others reach recovery.
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VSAC’s Educational Opportunity Center helps adult student, Kristina Callahan, earn credentials for her dream job.
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Zofia Kosakowski “makes everyone feel comforted and cared about,” says Kassidy Moore, a VSAC outreach counselor who worked with Zofia on her college applications during her junior and senior years at Rivendell Academy. Moore’s description is a fitting one for this aspiring elementary school teacher…
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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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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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