Adult Students

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VSAC’s Adult Outreach Counselors can help you with the career decision-making and college application processes. Call to set up an appointment with a VSAC Adult Outreach Counselor in your area. To make an appointment, call toll-free 1-800-642-3177 and ask for Outreach. (All services are free.)

Books

Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

Web links

Schools That Offer Evening Classes, Distance Learning, and Off-Campus or Low-Residency Options

• Bennington College offers a low-residency MFA in writing and literature — www.bennington.edu/acad_grad_writ.asp

• The Independent Degree program at Burlington College is a brief-residency program designed for students who have already earned at least 30 college credits — www.burlington.edu/pages/admissions/idp/requirements.html

• Castleton State College offers evening classes, though in order to complete a degree, students need to take daytime classes as well — www.castleton.edu

• Champlain College offers a number of degree and certificate programs during the day, the evening, and online, as well as 15-week and accelerated 7-week online courses — www.champlain.edu/cps

• College of St. Joseph offers a variety of evening programs for adults — www.csj.edu/adult-learners/

• Community College of Vermont offers evening and weekend courses statewide and through distance learning — www.ccv.edu

• Goddard College offers BA and MA degrees through its low-residency and off-campus programs — www.goddard.edu

• Green Mountain College offers master’s degrees in environmental studies and business administration through distance education — www.greenmtn.edu/graduate_studies/index.asp

• The External Degree Program (EDP) at Johnson State College invites adult learners with at least 60 credits to complete their BA degree through a flexible program of studies in their own communities — www.jsc.edu/Academics/ExternalDegreeProgram/default.aspx

• Lyndon State College offers evening, online, and occasional weekend classes. Responsive to the needs of adult students, LSC works to accommodate varied schedules — www.lsc.vsc.edu

• Marlboro college offers several low-residency and online master’s degrees, an online bachelor’s degree completion program, and several online continuing education classes — http://gradcenter.marlboro.edu

• Norwich University offers several online graduate degrees — www.graduate.norwich.edu

• Saint Michael’s College offers several completion options for its master’s degree programs, including weekend and evening classes — www.smcvt.edu/graduate/programs/default.asp

• The School for International Training offers degree and certificate programs through a combination of low-residency and online courses — www.sit.edu/graduate/

• Southern Vermont College offers evening, weekend, and low-residency classes — www.svc.edu/evening/index.html

• Continuing Education at the University of Vermont offers non-degree courses in the evening, summer, and online to help adults advance in their careers — http://www.uvm.edu/%7Elearn/?Page=programs.html. Continuing Education also offers evening and weekend online courses for degree programs — http://learn.uvm.edu

• Vermont College (The Union Institute) offers low-residency, no residency, and online options — www.myunion.edu/

• Vermont Technical College offers distance learning options for several of its programs — www.vtc.edu/right.php/pid/2/sid/287

• Woodbury College in Montpelier offers undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs through weekend, weekday, and online courses — www.woodbury-college.edu/about

• Several area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults. Daytime classes geared towards high school students are also open to adults (by State law). Adults without a high school diploma or with a GED may enroll in daytime programs free of charge. Adults with a high school diploma or an adult diploma may attend daytime programs on a space-available basis and must pay a tuition charge.
  • Barre Technical Center (Barre) — (802) 476-1487, www.barretechnicalcenter.org

  • Burlington Technical Center (Burlington) — (802) 864-8436, www.burlingtontech.org

  • Center for Technology, Essex (Essex) — (802) 879-5558, www.go-cte.org/welcome.php

  • Cold Hollow Career Center (Enosburg Falls) — (802) 933-4003 ext. 15, http://www.ed2go.com/chccvt/

  • Green Mountain Technology & Career Center (Hyde Park) — (802) 888-4447, www.gmtcc.info

  • Hannaford Career Center (Middlebury) — (802) 382-1012, http://hannafordcareercenter.org/content.php

  • Hartford Area Career and Technical Center (White River Jct.) — (802) 295-8630, www.hartfordschools.net/Schools/HACTC/tabid/56/Default.aspx

  • Lyndon Institute (Lyndon) — (802) 626-1109, www.lyndoninstitute.org/podium/default.aspx?t=123872

  • North Country Career Center (Newport) — (802) 334-7140, www.northcountrycareercenter.org

  • Northwest Technical Center (St. Albans) — (802) 527-6513

  • Randolph Technical Career Center (Randolph) — (802) 728-9595, www.randolphtech.org

  • River Bend Career & Technical Center (Bradford) — (802) 222-5212, http://www.rbctc.org/

  • River Valley Technical Center (Springfield) — (802) 885-8302, http://www.rvtc.org/

  • Southwest Vermont Career Development Center (Bennington) — (802) 447-0220, www.svcdc.org

  • Stafford Technical Center (Rutland) — (802) 770-1033, www.staffordonline.org

  • St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury) — (802) 748-8171, http://www.stjacademy.org/

  • Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro) — (802) 451-3589, www.wrccvt.com

• The following Career and Technical Centers, in partnership with Ed2Go, offer online classes (see above for location and contact information):
  • Cold Hollow Career Center
  • Green Mountain Technology & Career Center
  • Southwest Vermont Career Development Center
  • St. Johnsbury Academy
  • Windham Regional Career Center

Other Web Links

• VSAC’s Distance Learning pathfinder offers many useful links for adult students.

• VSAC’s Adult Student Handbook (PDF) offers advice on career exploration, college training, and financial aid for adult learners.

• The Assessment of Prior Learning course, available throughout the Vermont state college system, allows you to earn college credit for life experience — www.ccv.edu/APL/index.html

• Learn about the CLEP exam (College-Level Examination Program) and the DANTES exam (Defense Activity for Nontraditional Educational Support) where you can earn college credit for prior learning:
  • CLEP — www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html
  • DANTES — www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/danteshome.asp

• The Vermont Department of Education offers many services to Vermont adult students, including the Adult Diploma Program, adult education, and GED testing — http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/mainstudents.html

• Learning Works (Vermont Adult Learning, Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, The Tutorial Center, and Northeast Kingdom Learning Services) provides adult education and literacy services, work readiness programs, computer instruction, GED preparation, ESL classes, essential skills classes, guidance for the Vermont Adult Diploma Program, and more — www.learningworksvt.org

• The Adult Student Center offers information on getting started, choosing a school/program, and hints for studying — www.adultstudentcenter.com

• Back2College.com offers admissions advice, “cool tools" for adult learners, and a FAQ page about returning to school — www.back2college.com

• The College for Adults Web site walks students through career planning, the college application process, and tips on preparing for college — www.collegeforadults.org/index.html

• Mapping-Your-Future.org offers a step-by-step planning guide for adult students — www.mapping-your-future.org/adult

Software Resources

VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

• explore career possibilities
• plan the training you need for specific careers
• search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
• learn about financial aid options
• and much more!

Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.

Updated: July 2010

Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free, or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org

The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.