College and Career Training

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If your child is headed to college or looking for some alternative training opportunities, there is some helpful information here. Included are resources on apprenticeships, short-term training options, college search and planning tools and much more.

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT & LIFELONG LEARNING

General college planning

• Mapping Your Future
• College Board
• VSAC – Planning Tips for Parents
• VSAC Pathfinder – College Exploration and Beyond
• ACT Parents – Helping your teen plan for college     
• Quintessential Careers – College Planning for Teens
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on College Planning

Search for a college

• COOL - College Opportunities Online Locator
• VSAC – VT Guidance Central
• Consortium of Vermont Colleges
• Vermont State Colleges
• College Board
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on College Search
• VSAC - List of Vermont Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools

Check out a College Fair to learn more about schools in the region

• NEACAC – College Fair Listings

Career and College Testing Resources

Test Preparation

• VSAC – VT Guidance Central – Test Gear
• VSAC Pathfinder – Test Preparation

Test registration

• College Board
• ACT

Other testing resources

• The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on College Entrance Exams

Paying for college

• Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
• VSAC – Pay for College
• Vermont Opportunities Credit Union      
• VSAC - Scholarships for Vermonters
• Student Aid on the Web
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Federal Student Aid PIN
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on Paying for College

Did you know that service with Americorps is a way to help pay for college? Check it out!

• Americorps

Support and resources for students with disabilities

• Stern Center for Language and Learning
• Vocational Rehabilitation – Vermont
• College Board – Accommodations for testing
• ACT – Accommodations for testing
• VSAC Pathfinder – Students with Disabilities
• Heath Resource Center
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on Students with Disabilities

Become a mentor

• Mobius – The Mentoring Movement for Chittenden County
• DREAM Program
• Everybody Wins! Vermont

CAREER MANAGEMENT

Apprenticeships and short-term training

• Vermont Department of Labor - Programs
• Vermont Registered Apprenticeship
• VSAC – Short Term Training Opportunities and Certificate Programs
• RWM Vocational Schools Database
• Vermont Works for Women
• Vocational Rehabilitation – Vermont
• VSAC Pathfinder – Alternatives to College
• Job Corps

Services for Vermonters with disabilities

• Vocational Rehabilitation – Vermont
• Vermont Department of Labor – Navigator Initiative
• The Vermont Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation

Learn about money management  

• Money Skills for Real Life
• Show Me the Future
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on Financial Literacy