Vermont 802 Program expands

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Under a new Vermont workforce initiative, you could be eligible for free college classes.

If your family makes less than $75,000 annually, you can now attend the Community College of Vermont tuition-free.

It’s an expansion of Vermont’s 802 Opportunities program, part of a sweeping workforce development bill passed by the Vermont Legislature this year.

“Often working in jobs struggling to make ends meet,” said Scott Giles of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. “Needing skills to get the next promotion or job but unable to afford the education or training. this program offers them the promise of a free program to pursue their dreams and their goals.”

The expansion of the 802 Opportunities is in addition to the $3 million in nursing scholarships.

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