Distance Learning
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Books
Search our catalog online at www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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Adult Students: An Insider’s Guide to Getting into College (2004) |
Call # 378.161 Tanabe |
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The Adult Student’s Guide to Survival and Success (2008) |
Call # 378.1 Siebert |
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Bears’ Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning (2006) |
Call # 378.73 Bears |
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Learning How to Study Again: A Practical Guide to Study Skills for Mature Students Returning to Education or Distance Learning (2004) |
Call # 371.3 Dawson |
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Peterson’s Guide to Online Learning (2006) |
Call # 374.26 Peterson |
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The Successful Distance Learning Student (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Wahlstrom |
Vermont Web Links
Bennington College offers a low-residency MFA in writing and literature — www.bennington.edu/go/graduate/mfa-in-writing
Burlington College has a low-residency independent degree program — https://www.burlington.edu/content/distance-learning
Champlain College offers several undergraduate and graduate online programs, including accelerated 7-week online courses — http://extra.champlain.edu/cps
Community College of Vermont offers a variety of online courses — www.ccv.edu/academics/index.html
Goddard College specializes in low-residency education — www.goddard.edu
Green Mountain College offers master’s degrees in environmental studies and business administration through distance education — www.greenmtn.edu/grad_programs.aspx
Johnson State College’s External Degree program allows adults to complete their BA in their own communities — www.jsc.edu/Academics/ExternalDegreeProgram/default.aspx
Lyndon State College offers an online BS in business — http://www.lyndonstate.edu/degree-programs/business-accounting/
Marlboro College offers online and low-residency options to its graduate students— http://gradschool.marlboro.edu
New England Culinary Institute offers an online BS in hospitality and restaurant management — www.neci.edu/academic-programs/online-degree-programs
Norwich University offers several online graduate degrees — www.graduate.norwich.edu
SIT Graduate Institute offers several degree and certificate programs through a combination of low-residency and online courses — www.sit.edu/graduate
Southern Vermont College offers several low-residency classes — http://www.svc.edu/admission/
Springfield College of Human Services offers several online courses as part of its BS in human services — www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/446F519AAB882CA285257416005542E6/6A58E331C24988EF852575660060C833
University of Vermont’s Continuing Education division offers several online courses — www.uvm.edu/~learn/?page=distance_learning.html
Union Institute & University offers low-residency, no residency, and online options — www.myunion.edu/about/why-union.html
Vermont College of Fine Arts offers a low-residency MFA in visual art, writing, or writing for children & young adults — www.vermontcollege.edu
Vermont Technical College offers distance learning options for its PN and ADN program — www.vtc.edu/interior.php/pid/4/sid/26/tid/569
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Other Web Links
Online Education Database offers a search of accredited online degrees and a ranking of accredited online degree programs — http://oedb.org
Peterson’s distance learning database provides a comprehensive search for distance learning programs of all types (click on “Advanced Search" for a more detailed search) — www.petersons.com/college-search/distance-education.aspx
Geteducated.com lists distance learning graduate and undergraduate schools for several different majors — www.geteducated.com
World Wide Learn has an extensive database of online programs and educational resources — www.worldwidelearn.com
Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) is a nationally recognized accrediting agency that lists degree programs by subject and institution — www.detc.org
USNews.com’s e-learning directory provides a list of online and distance institutions, a search program for online programs, and articles on online education — www.usnews.com/sections/education/online-education/index.html
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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.
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Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, Updated: 02/6/12
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.
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