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Scott Giles: Education = Opportunity for Vermonters and Vermont

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Scott Giles, who is president and CEO of Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Gov. Phil Scott’s budget request to invest an additional $1 million in the nondegree grant...

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VSAC worries students will skip college because of student loan struggle in...

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaks to the media about Congress’ need to regulate interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford loans for college students. Photo by Alicia Freese/VTDigger Rep. Peter...

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Student loan scammers seek slice of $1 trillion pie

From left, VSAC President Scott Giles, Kate Ash of Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office, Attorney General Bill Sorrell and Rep. Peter Welch attend a news conference Friday warning of student loan scams. Photo...

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Scott Giles: How I did on my SBACs

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Scott A. Giles, who is president and CEO of Vermont Student Assistance Corp. and chairman of the Vermont PreK-16 Council. Nobody likes to take tests, myself...

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Rebecca Holcombe & Scott Giles: Help our students reach higher

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rebecca Holcombe and Scott Giles. Holcombe is secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education and Giles is president and CEO of Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Fifty...

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Scott Giles: Homework for college borrowing

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Scott Giles, president and CEO of Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Vermont students will be heading off to college in a few weeks and that means the first-semester...

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Congressional delegation announces $31 million college-readiness grant

Professor Christopher Gray teaches students at Vermont Technical College in one of the school’s manufacturing lab spaces. Photo by Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report The Vermont Student Assistance...

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AG warns Vermont student loan borrowers of scams

University of Vermont campus in Burlington. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan and the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. are warning the state’s student loan borrowers about...

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Scott Giles: VSAC study points to oppportunities for educational improvement

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Scott Giles, who is the president and CEO of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC). Nearly every conversation about the economic future of our state begins...

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Study: Despite the pandemic, most college students are pressing ahead this fall

Sidney Bewlay says remote learning is the key to getting her degree from the University of Vermont. The Waitsfield resident is shown at her apartment in Burlington on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Photo by...

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Scott Giles: Vermont Student Assistance is here for Vermont students

This commentary is by Scott Giles, president and CEO of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. VSAC has been here for Vermont students for more than half a century. We were founded in 1965 upon the...

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Scott Giles: Education and training unlock Vermont’s workforce potential

This commentary is by Scott Giles, president and CEO of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. has been here for Vermont students for more than half a century. We...

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Judy & Giles: 802 Opportunity is a key to Vermont’s workforce development

This commentary is by Joyce Judy, president of the Community College of Vermont, and Scott Giles, president and CEO of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. We’ve long known that the most promising...

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Leaders at Vermont colleges and universities react grimly to high court rulings

A person waits outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building as the court prepares to hand down decisions on Thursday, June 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The high court on Thursday banned the use of...

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Scott Giles: Vermont leaders expand access to education and training

This commentary is by Scott Giles, president and CEO of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. As summer draws to a close, students are getting ready for the school year ahead. This year, back-to-school...

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