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What is EOC?


VSAC’s Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) provides adults with college and training access services, including help with career exploration, education and funding options, and assistance with financial aid applications.

Schedule a free appointment: Adult EOC outreach counselors are available statewide. Call and ask for Outreach:


College and training
Financial aid information
Career exploration


Non-degree grant critical timing: Funding opens on July 1 and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply early!

Are you meeting with an EOC outreach counselor?
Want to receive help with financial aid applications?

  • Bring items that may be required.

    (Note: Many of these items may not apply to your specific situation.)

    1. prior year’s federal 1040 tax return and W2 (if filed). For example, if you are applying for the 2011–2012 academic year, bring your 2010 tax return.
    2. Monthly Reach Up Family Assistance and Food Stamps/Vermont 3 Squares (if applicable)
    3. current balance of checking and savings accounts
    4. child support paid and/or received in 2010 (if applicable)
    5. home value and debt (if applicable)
    6. farm value and debt (if applicable)
    7. business value and debt (if applicable)

  • Are you a dependent student? Please bring:

    1. your parents’ files for required items in the list above
    2. your prior year federal tax return and W2s
    3. your parents’ prior year federal tax return and W2s
    4. your parents’ dates of birth

    To find out if you’re a dependent student, review our dependent questionnaire.


Possible sources of financial aid for adult students (PDF)

Financial aid tips

  • Ask the school’s financial aid office to look at special circumstances that affect your ability to pay for college. For example, if your current year income will be significantly less than your income on the FAFSA, request that the school use current year income to determine your eligibility for financial aid.
  • Promptly answer all requests for more documentation that your school or VSAC may need.
  • You must renew your financial aid applications every year, generally as soon as possible after completing your tax returns.
  • Read everything before you sign! If you have questions, talk to someone in the financial aid office before you sign.
  • The financial aid process may feel overwhelming, but if you take it one step at a time, it is fairly simple and straightforward.

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FAFSA tips for adult learners

Organizational tips

  • Save your FAFSA PIN because you’ll need it every year.
  • Keep a signed copy of your federal tax returns and W2s in a place where you can access them for your school or VSAC. If you misplace your tax return, call toll free 800-829-0582 (ext 462) to request a “tax return transcript" for your records.
  • Many schools offer a checklist to remind you to do everything in the admissions and financial aid process. Check out this example from CCV.

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VSAC's pathfinders for adult learners

View our online presentation on Paying for College




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