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02
Sep

51¸£ÀûÉç Offers Payment Relief for Borrowers Affected by Irene

Up to 90 days to borrowers

The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (51¸£ÀûÉç) will offer forbearances of up to 90 days to borrowers who have federal or private education loans with 51¸£ÀûÉç and will have trouble keeping up with their payments as a result of the...

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11
Jul

51¸£ÀûÉç Receives Funding to Continue College Access Program

One of four federal grants 51¸£ÀûÉç received

WINOOSKI — One of four federal grants 51¸£ÀûÉç receives to help low-income Vermonters prepare for higher education has been renewed.

51¸£ÀûÉç — 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, 51¸£ÀûÉç 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 51¸£ÀûÉç Receive Awards for Career Planning Web Site

Start Where You Are Professional Website

WINOOSKI — Kelliher Samets Volk (KSV) and the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (51¸£ÀûÉç) have received three national awards for the Start Where You Are Professional Website KSV developed for 51¸£ÀûÉç.

The honors consist of an...

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16
Nov

51¸£ÀûÉç’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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01
Sep

51¸£ÀûÉç 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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