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October 18, 2022

Eligibility changes made in Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

NBC5 News Team

The first application process is now available for the federal student loan debt relief program that the government is offering.

It was late August when President Joe Biden announced his plan to help cancel up to $20,000 in...

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October 5, 2022

Recent reversal on student loans could affect thousands of Vermont borrowers

VSAC Logo on Winooski headquarters

By Peter D'Auria / VTDigger.com

...The changes in the loan forgiveness criteria — enacted discreetly late last month — mean that an estimated 800,000 borrowers across the country are now no longer eligible for loan relief. 

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October 5, 2022

Thousands of Vermonters now disqualified from student loan forgiveness

WCAX Loan Forgiveness Screenshot

By Calvin Cutler

WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) - Not as many Vermont borrowers as expected will be eligible for student loan relief.

More than 11,000 Vermonters have private Federal Family Education Loans or FFEL loans.

The Biden...

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October 3, 2022

Champlain College’s Single Parents Program allows single parents to pursue undergrad degrees

WCAX Single Parent Program at Champlain College

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Life can be hard to balance as a single parent, but Champlain College has a program to help single parents earn an undergraduate degree.

For 35 years now, Champlain’s Single Parents Program has helped...

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September 27, 2022

Student loan relief also comes with tax relief

Tue, 09/27/2022 Vermont Business Magazine

By Jack Hoffman, Public Assets Institute 

Vermonters who qualify for a reduction in their student loan debt will get another break from the state: The loan forgiveness won’t be taxed.

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September 23, 2022

Vermont State University cuts 2023-2024 tuition 15%

Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees approves new base tuition for Vermonters of $9,999.  

The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System at this week’s board meeting unanimously approved a base tuition for...

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