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Books
Search our catalog online at http://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.
| Careers for Environmental Types & Others Who Respect the Earth (2002) | Call # 363.7 Fasulo |
| Careers for Plant Lovers & Other Green Thumb Types (2004) | Call # 580.23 Camenson |
| Careers in Horticulture and Botany (2007) | Call # 580.23 Garner |
| Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens, and Arboreta Careers (2007) | Call # 712.023 Camenson |
Vermont Web Links
Sterling College offers a self-designed major in which students can focus on one of several environmental topics — www.sterlingcollege.edu/self-designed-majors.html
University of Vermont’s BS in plant and soil science offers a concentration in sustainable landscape horticulture — www.uvm.edu/~pss
Vermont Technical College offers an AAS in landscape development & ornamental horticulture — www.vtc.edu/interior.php/pid/4/sid/26/tid/567
Yestermorrow Design/Build School offers a variety of landscape design classes — www.yestermorrow.org
Area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer:
- Evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults (both free and fee-based).
- Daytime programs geared towards high school students that are also open to adults (by state law).
- Free for adults without a high school diploma or with a GED.
- Fee-based for adults with a high school diploma or adult diploma (on a space-available basis).
The following centers offer landscape design (or related) programs:
Center for Technology, Essex (Essex) — (802) 879-5559, www.go-cte.org/welcome.php
Hannaford Career Center (Middlebury) — (802) 382-1012, www.hannafordcareercenter.org
Randolph Technical Career Center (Randolph) — (802) 728-9595, www.randolphtech.org
River Bend Career & Technical Center (Bradford) — (802) 222-5212, www.rbctc.org
River Valley Technical Center (Springfield) — (802) 885-8300, 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
Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro) — (802) 451-3589, www.wrccvt.com
Labor market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor — www.vtlmi.com/oic3.cfm?occcode=17101200&page=occrpt
Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
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Other Web Links
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes171012.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos039.htm
American Society of Landscape Architects provides a list of accredited programs in landscape architecture, continuing education information, state licensure requirements, and job listings — www.asla.org
Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards provides information on examinations and licensure — www.clarb.org
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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: 11/2/11
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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