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12
Sep

VSAC Gears Up to Assist Vermonters This School Year

By Don Vickers

The school year has begun, and Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) is once again available to provide statewide services to families, new or continuing college students, and adult learners.

Saving for College

September is...

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02
Sep

VSAC Offers Payment Relief for Borrowers Affected by Irene

Up to 90 days to borrowers

The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) will offer forbearances of up to 90 days to borrowers who have federal or private education loans with VSAC and will have trouble keeping up with their payments as a result of the...

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11
Jul

VSAC Receives Funding to Continue College Access Program

One of four federal grants VSAC received

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

An award-winning researcher has identified six types of involvement that contribute to student success

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, urged...

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24
Feb

KSV and VSAC Receive Awards for Career Planning Web Site

Start Where You Are Professional Website

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

Prepare for College Costs

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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