Decoding the Degrees
This is the number of credits for most college classes that don't have a lab.
Bonus: this is how many credits a college lab class usually is.
3 credits
Bonus: 4 credits
Completing an ADN program and passing the NCLEX prepares you for this essential Vermont healthcare role, which commands an average local wage of roughly $75,000 per year, with Burlington ranking as the highest-paying area.
What is a Registered Nurse (RN)?
These are the kinds of things you have to pay for when you go to a Community College
Tuition
Fees
Books
Computer/Printer/Pens/Paper
Rent/Food at home or independent living
Devin feels like farming is important work - how else would we have food? What kind of education might help someone who is in this field?
Certificates or degrees in
Environmental Science
Agriculture
Animal Science
Food Systems
To qualify for the Vermont Transfer Guarantee, a student must first complete this specific 2-year undergraduate credential at a community college like CCV
What is an Associates Degree?
It takes 2 years, going to college full time to earn this degree.
What is an Associates Degree?
Popular in Vermont's expanding legal sector, graduates with a 2-year degree in this field assist attorneys with research and case prep, earning a solid state median of about $67,160.
What is a Paralegal?
If my family makes UNDER THIS AMOUNT, I can get free tuition at CCV.
Bonus: What is this grant called?
$100,000 per year
Bonus: 802 Opportunities Grant
Sam is running a farm but understand that the old way of doing it has been harming the ecosystem. Where can they learn about how to practice farming in way that's sustainable for the future?
College programs:
VT State University's Regenerative Grazing and Livestock Systems program
https://vermontstate.edu/academic-programs/regenerative-grazing-and-livestock-systems/
The Guarantee ensures that your entire block of up to this maximum number of community college credits will transfer over, meaning you enter your 4-year college exactly at a Junior status.
What is 60 credits?
It takes approximately 4 years, going to college full time to earn this degree.
What is a Bachelors Degree?
A Bachelor of Science in this field from institutions like UVM or Champlain College feeds right into local tech clusters, yielding an immediate median starting salary of $72,225.
What is Computer Science?
If my family makes UNDER THIS AMOUNT I can get free tuition at VT State University.
Bonus: What is the grant called?
$85,000
Bonus: Freedom & Unity Grant
Bonus: What kind of degrees can he get?
Fine Woodworking and Furniture Design at:
VT State University in Johnson
AND
VT Woodworking School in Fairfax
Bonus: Associates Degree OR Bachelors Degree
CCV maintains a seamless "Direct Admissions" partnership with this multi-campus instate university system, allowing qualified associate graduates to transition into a bachelor's track without paying an application fee.
What is Vermont State University (VTSU)?
Once someone earns a Bachelors degree, they can continue on in a specialized degree program for 2 more years. This degree is called:
What's a Masters Degree?
This 2-year computing degree focuses on protecting networks and data from breaches, leading to entry-level analyst positions starting around $70,000.
What is Cybersecurity (or Information Security)?
By knocking out your first two years of general education at CCV’s lower tuition rate and transferring, you can slash the total cost of a 4-year degree by up to this massive fractional percentage.
What is 50% (or half off)
Many electricians, plumbers, carpenters, hairdressers, and cosmetologists eventually want to stop working for someone else. Taking a single college class in this field gives you the blueprint to legally launch and market your own company.
What is Entrepreneurship (or Business Management)?
If you complete a 2-year Information Technology track at CCV, you can transition straight into this fully online, highly flexible Bachelor of Science degree offered by Champlain College Online.
What is Interactive Game Design?
Instead of a full degree, students going into the trades can take a 6-to-12 month college program to earn this specific credential, proving they have specialized tech skills in certain fields.
Bonus: what areas of study or careers can I get with this?
A professional certificate
Bonus answers:
Welding
Advanced Manufacturing
Medical Billing Specialist
Bookkeeping
Graphic Design
Data Analytics
Unlocking a licensed career pathway, this behavioral science graduate (Masters or PhD) degree can work as a school counselor or mental health therapist in Vermont, averaging between $55,000 and $90,000 per year.
What is a Psychologist
or
Counselor
or
Clinical Social Worker?
This is money used for college that I don't have to pay back as long as I am in college, going to classes.
Grants
Scholarships
Vermont early childhood workers don't have to quit their jobs to go to school; they can use this free state system, which covers 100% of tuition and books for individual CCV classes while they keep working full-time.
Bonus: what does it stand for?
What is the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Vermont Scholarship?
Bonus: Teacher Education And Compensation Helps
CCV offers tailored pathway associate tracks designed to perfectly lock into advanced 4-year bachelor programs in these high-demand technical fields, ensuring you don't repeat introductory labs.
What are Computer Science, Engineering, or Allied Health / Nursing tracks?