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New leader of Vermont State Colleges
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The new chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges, Tim Donovan, explains the cost and value of public higher education. Also, Senator Bernie Sanders proposes stricter oversight for the Federal Reserve.VPR News
VT Edition: VSAC President Don Vickers on the cost of college
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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with VSAC President Don Vickers about comparing financial aid packages, and strategies for covering the cost of college.VPR News
Report: Vermont has highest college costs
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The College Board’s annual survey "Trends in College Pricing" lists Vermont’s average in-state tuition at $11,341, up 8.1 percent from the year before.VPR News
UVM to pay tuition for low income students
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This fall, the University of Vermont will pay tuition and fees for some low-income Vermont students.VPR News
VT Edition Interview: Don Vickers and Karen Gross on paying college tuition bills
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Don Vickers is director of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. Karen Gross, president of Southern Vermont College. They speak with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about what families need to consider in their plan to pay a college tuition billVermont Edition
Paying for College
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Don Vickers, director of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, and Karen Gross, president of Southern Vermont College, talk with us about what families need to consider in their plan to pay that tution bill. Also, what are the implications when part of the Champion Lands change hands – again. And Vermonters wax poetic about … potholes.VPR News
Welch tries to keep education costs down
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Congressman Peter Welch is looking for ways to help drive down the escalating cost of getting a college education. One of his ideas would have required colleges to spend more of their endowments. And it got a swift reaction. VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports.Vermont Edition
Affording College in Vermont
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A college freshman at UVM can expect to pay $10,422 in tuition this year. That’s up 7% from a year ago, and it’s 68% higher than the national average. A new study by the College Board cites Vermont’s four-year public colleges as having the highest tuition rates in the country. We look at why the numbers are so high, and what’s being done to try to reverse the trend.VPR News