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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.
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Career Opportunities in Conservation and the Environment (2008) |
Call # 333.720 Greenland |
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Careers for Environmental Types & Others Who Respect the Earth (2002) |
Call # 363.7 Fasulo |
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Careers for Plant Lovers & Other Green Thumb Types (2004) |
Call # 580.23 Camenson |
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Careers in Horticulture and Botany (2006) |
Call # 580.23 Garner |
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Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens, and Arboreta Careers (2007) |
Call # 712.023 Camenson |
Vermont Web Links
Burlington College, in conjunction with the Institute for Social Ecology, offers a MA in social ecology where students pursue a self-designed major in one of several areas of study, including sustainable design, building, and land use — www.social-ecology.org/learn/ma-program-in-social-ecology/
Sterling College offers a self-designed major in which students can focus on one of several environmental topics — www.sterlingcollege.edu/MR.selfdesigned.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 — http://www.vtc.edu/section_academic_programs/landscape_development/
Yestermorrow Design/Build School offers a variety of landscape design classes — http://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:
- Hannaford Career Center (Middlebury) offers a sustainable landscapes program — (802) 382-1012, http://hannafordcareercenter.org/content.php
- Randolph Technical Career Center (Randolph) offers an environmental resource management program — (802) 728-9595, www.randolphtech.org
- River Valley Technical Center (Springfield) offers a horticulture & natural resources program — (802) 885-8300, www.rvtc.org
- Southwest Vermont Career Development Center (Bennington) offers a horticulture program — (802) 447-0220, www.svcdc.org
- Stafford Technical Center (Rutland) offers an architecture engineering design program — (802) 770-1033, www.staffordonline.org
- Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro) offers a horticulture and landscaping technology program — (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
2007 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
Landscape Architecture Foundation provides information on selecting an education program, a list of accredited schools, job outlook information, salary information, and scholarship information — www.laprofession.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.
Updated: December 2008
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.
