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CCV is committed to dismantling barriers to student parent educational and career success. The Victoria Buffum Single Parent Scholarship helps eligible students reach their academic potential and meet their educational and career goals. If you’re a student with a child or children under 18, read on for information about this scholarship and resources just for you!

Student Parent Scholarship Program

The Victoria Buffum Single Parent Scholarship is designed to provide year-long comprehensive support to CCV student parents that helps them build and maintain the momentum they need to meet their academic goals.

Take 8 to Graduate! The structure of this scholarship is grounded in research indicating students who take 8 classes a year keep going and get to graduation sooner. Conversely, students who take only 1-2 courses a semester take years to earn an associate degree. Many of these students don’t make it. They lose motivation, life gets in the way, and they drop out.

As parents, we know you are balancing a lot and full-time enrollment can be a challenge. We can’t increase the number of hours in a day, but these scholarships can give you more time to focus on your coursework by providing the extra support you need to work less or pay for childcare. When you take more classes, you are building momentum and getting to your goals sooner.

The Victoria Buffum Single Parent Scholarship incentivizes and rewards full-time enrollment. Students can receive up to $3,000 if they complete 24 credits over the course of three semesters or even $3,600 if they complete 30 credits. We made changes to the scholarship structure recently to increase both access to this scholarship along with added flexibility for busy single parents. Rather than require full-time enrollment for fall and spring semesters, students have the flexibility to complete the equivalent of full-time enrollment over the course of three semesters: fall, spring, and summer.

To learn more about this scholarship program, join Liz Jarvis, CCV’s Resource Access Manager, on any of the following dates for a virtual Q&A session. Each session attendee will be entered into a raffle for a free CCV hoodie!

August Q&A: Monday, August 12 at 1:00pm: Register Here

Scholarship Benefits

Students selected for this program will receive:

Two scholarships of $600 during the semester, for up to two consecutive semesters, for a total of $2,400.
An additional $600 bonus scholarship awarded for completing 24 credits (8 classes) within an academic year (fall semester through summer semester) for a total of $3,000 in scholarships.
If 24 credits are completed by the end of spring semester AND an additional 6 credits are taken in the following summer (30 credits in an academic year), another $600 bonus scholarship will be awarded (totaling $3,600).
Access to a Laptop Loaner Program during scholarship participation.
Access to free one-credit classes to earn 21st Century Skills Badges and show employers that you have the skills to be successful in the workplace,
Additional support from CCV’s Resource Access Manager,
Two engagement activities per semester with opportunities for connection, community, and learning.

Scholarship Disbursement Schedule

Scholarships will be awarded in the following amounts, at the indicated points during the semester when they meet scholarship conditions:

Fall 5th week: $600 awarded IF still meeting enrollment requirements.
Fall 14th week: $600 IF still enrollment requirements AND have registered for spring semester.
Spring 5th week: $600 awarded IF still meeting enrollment requirements.
Spring 14th week: $600 awarded IF still meeting enrollment requirements AND have registered for summer or fall semester.
Spring Bonus: At the 14th week of class, an extra $600 (total $1,200) awarded IF total credits since fall are equal to or greater than 24 credits (8 total classes in two consecutive semesters).
Summer Bonus: If Spring Bonus was not received, at the 14^th week of class, an extra $600 awarded IF total credits since fall are equal to or greater than 24 credits (8 total classes in two consecutive semesters). If Spring Bonus was received, at the 14^th week of class, another $600 awarded total credits since fall are equal to or greater than 30 credits.

Victoria Buffum Single Parent Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

This program, generously funded by the Vermont Community Foundation, provides financial support to CCV students who are single parents. To be considered eligible for this program, the student must:

Be a single parent and meet ALL the following conditions:
- Be either legally separated, divorced, widowed, OR unmarried, AND
- Be the parent of at least one child that has been born prior to application date, AND
- Have at least 50% custody of their child(ren), AND
- Be the parent that their child(ren) lives with at least 50% of the time.
Be a degree or certificate-seeking CCV student enrolled at least half-time (6 credits per semester by application deadline.
Complete the FAFSA and Vermont Grant Application.
Remain academically eligible for financial aid during participation.
Must not currently be in student loan default.

Application Process

The online applications opens each summer for the upcoming academic year (fall and spring semester only). Each summer, links to this online application will be emailed to CCV students that have filled out the FAFSA indicating that they are single parents AND registered for fall semester. Students will be given an application deadline in the email by which they’ll need to register and have completed the online application.

2024-2025 scholarship applications closed on August 22, 2024.

Tiered Priority

All CCV student parents that are enrolled at least half-time in a degree or certificate program and that are either single parents or have childcare costs may apply for this scholarship program, but priority will be given according to:

Income: First priority will be given to students with household income at or under 125% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and second priority will be given to students with household income at or under 185% FPL.
Good Academic Standing: Priority will be given to students maintaining a grade point average of 2.5 or higher in previous semesters.
First-Come, First-Serve: After the above conditions are met, remaining decisions will be made based on application submission date.

Community Resources for Parents and Guardians

In addition to the community resources highlighted in our General Resources for Students page, you can find additional resources below that are specifically tailored to parents and children. Any town or county-specific service will have the area of service earmarked in bolded print. Otherwise, each service will be offered statewide.

Virtual Events

Post Secondary Education (PSE) Overview: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 1pm. Are you a student parent interested in learning about accessing extra support for your family while you’re in school? Join Siobhan Long from Economic Services to learn how student parents can use PSE to overcome obstacles, explore opportunities, improve their finances and reach their goals.

Advocacy

Building Bright Futures Families & Communities Committee: Group of parents, guardians, caregivers, and professionals dedicated to improving systems and services for Vermont families and communities. Participate in virtual meetings or activities as a parent and receive compensation for your time.
Let’s Grow Kids Action Center: Access tools and resources to become an advocate for Vermont’s Children and take part in Vermont’s Child Care Campaign.

Child Care

Community Child Care Support Agencies: Agencies that assist with searching for and subsidizing childcare.
Bright Futures Childcare Information System: find up-to-date information about local childcare options.
Early Head Start: Can offer services such as child care and education, specialized child care, maternal and child health, nursing and family support, early childhood and family mental health, early intervention and more.

Disability Supports

Vermont Family Network: Individual assistance including a peer support helpline, peer connection, funding, practical supports like paperwork assistance, and support groups for families with children with disabilities or special health needs.
Kayla’s Directory: Resources and services for children with special needs in Vermont.
VCIL Youth Transition Program: Workshops to pass on skills to help prepare youth with disabilities for life outside of high school.
Children’s Integrated Services (CIS): Early intervention, family support, and prevention services that help ensure the healthy development and well-being of children, from before birth up to age 5.

Financial Assistance

Child Care Financial Assistance Program: Can help your family pay for child care.
First Steps Scholarship Program: To help Burlington families pay for child care.
Life Gap: While not specifically for student parents, this just-in-time scholarship can help current CCV students with emergency expenses that come up during the semester.
Post-Secondary Education (PSE): Part of the Reach Up family of programs, PSE can help qualifying student parents earn an undergraduate degree by providing supportive services and monthly cash payments (if income eligible).
DCF Child Support Services: Free services for parents of children under 18 or children over 18 if owed past-due, court-ordered child support

Housing

Emergency and Transitional Family Centers: statewide 2-1-1 search.
Scholars House: Burlington apartment complex for families with at least one parent enrolled in a college or post-secondary technical program.
VCRHP: Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs is a statewide safety net for youth in need by supporting a network of runaway and homeless youth programs throughout Vermont.

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Supports

Designated Agencies: Non-profit service providers in each region of Vermont that provide mental health programs for adults and children.
Easterseals Compass: Provides support for at-risk youth between the ages of 12 and 23 in Rutland County.
Hannah’s House: Nonprofit, mental health resource center for children, teens, adults, and families in the Mad River Valley Region.
NFI: Provides community based mental health programs and services across the state for Vermont families whose children struggle with severe emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges.
Spectrum Compass Prevention & Stabilization Program: Free program providing prevention and stabilization services to youth ages 12-23 in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties.
Vermont MOMS Partnership: Helps Reach Up-enrolled mothers and caregivers learn how to better manage their stress through a free 8-week virtual course.

Parenting Supports

Kids-A-Part: Enhanced case management, visitation assistance and parent-child contact for families with a parent in prison.
Parent Child Centers: 15 centers across Vermont offer parenting supports like early childhood services, home visits to families with young children, playgroups, parent education, parent support, and information and referral.

When you’re on the hunt for the perfect job, the tools matter. You need access to comprehensive job listings, salary information, skill assessment resources, and a whole host of support systems to make sure the job you land is the job you planned for. Our tools and dedicated team are here to help you accomplish that goal. You’ll find in-depth information about career fields, resources to help you identify your interests and strengths, and even tools to help you understand how much money you’ll need to make to support the lifestyle you want. We encourage you to explore, connect, and keep moving forward. Your future job is waiting.

What We Offer

Career Services

CCV’s Career Services team provides students and alumni with a range of personalized services. We’re here to help you explore careers, craft an academic career plan, embark on a job search, and more.

Students can work with Career Services to explore opportunities, identify your interests and skills, and understand how CCV programs can prepare you for your chosen career.

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Career Exploration Tools

Our tools provide in-depth information about career fields, job listings, salary information, and resources to help you identify your interests and strengths. Students can access self-assessments, in-depth career information, and comprehensive planning resources.

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CCV’s education programs prepare you to teach at a variety of levels. The early childhood education degree program provides the knowledge and skills you’ll need to enter a rewarding, high-demand career in child care. The liberal studies degree is a solid foundation for the education you’ll need to become an elementary, middle, or high school teacher. Credentials and certificate programs can lead to employment as a home child care provider, after school program provider, or early childhood education administrator. Whatever path you choose, you’ll be well positioned for the workforce or further education.

CCV programs are stackable, meaning they build on one another as you progress toward your goals. Individual classes can be applied to credentials, credentials to certificates, and certificates to degrees. Check out our certificate to degree maps and explore the stackable program options available to you.

Education Programs

Degrees

Certificates

Credentials

21st Century Skills

Programs marked with “+” can be completed fully online.

Transfer Pathways

Did you know that nearly half of CCV graduates choose to continue their education beyond an associate degree? To make transfer seamless, easy, and affordable, CCV has agreements with other institutions across Vermont and throughout the region. Early planning can help you follow a clear transfer path.

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Workforce Pathways

In today’s workplace, industry-recognized credentials carry earning power. At CCV, we offer credentialing and training opportunities at our locations around the state and online. These programs have been designed from the ground up with input from Vermont employers on the skills and knowledge they’d like to see workers equipped with. Get credentialed, get trained, get your next promotion.

Credential and Training Benefits:

Increased earning potential
Industry-recognized credentials
Earn while you learn
Short-term program options

Visit our online catalog for complete and comprehensive program and course information.

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Alumni Success Story

Jean Cota earned a CCV degree in early childhood education, and is now the director of childcare for Jay Peak Resort.

CCV Works: Jean Cota

Jean graduated from CCV in 2018 with her associate degree in early childhood education and became the director of childcare for Jay Peak Resort in 2019. “I climbed the career ladder because of the degree,” she said. “It completely changed how I looked at childcare. It used to be ‘I’m providing a home for children.’ Now it’s about education.”

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY	STATUS
802 Opportunity Grant	AVAILABLE NOW!
Vermont Tuition Advantage	ON HOLD AS OF 8/17/24
CCV Pathways Scholarship	AVAILABLE NOW!
CCV IT and Cyber Careers Scholarship	AVAILABLE NOW!
Degree Completion Scholarship	AVAILABLE NOW!

Generous funding from the State of Vermont and CCV’s partners support the following programs:

802 Opportunity Grant
This provides tuition-FREE college for the fall and spring semesters to any student in a degree program whose family income is $75,000 or less and does not already have a bachelor’s degree. Students will be required to complete a FAFSA and Vermont Grant Application through Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC). New AND current students are eligible. Learn more at vsac.org/free-tuition-ccv-yes-really.

Vermont Tuition Advantage
With generous support from Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Legislature, the Vermont Tuition Advantage program reduces CCV tuition by 50% for eligible Vermonters in certain high-demand certificate and degree programs. Available during the 2024-2025 academic year, the discount applies to in-state students who have not previously received the award on a first come, first-served basis. Learn more at ccv.edu/advantage.

CCV Pathways Scholarship
The CCV Pathways Scholarship provides tuition and fee-free college after federal and state financial aid to students in select healthcare programs.

CCV IT and Cyber Careers Scholarship
In partnership with Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation, this scholarship encourages and seeks to expand access to careers in IT and cybersecurity workforce readiness. Students enrolled in at least 6 credits for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semester can receive up to $2,000, or $1,000 per semester.

Degree Completion Scholarship
This VSC program provides tuition- and fee-FREE college to students who earn less than 300% of the federal poverty line by household size and have at least 40 transferable credits. Students can receive up to 30 credits of tuition-FREE college during the fall and spring semester of each academic year. Students will be required to complete a FAFSA and Vermont Grant Application through the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC).

Federal Income Limit Table (for Degree Completion Scholarship eligibility):

If your household size is…	Your income limit is…
1	$40,770
2	$54,930
3	$69,090
4	$83,250
5	$97,410
6	$111,570
7	$125,730
8	$139,890

Add $4,730 for each person in your household over 8 people.

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Location Information

Community College of Vermont (CCV) – Winooski

Address

1 Abenaki Way
Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: 802-654-0505
Fax: 802-654-0561
Text: 802-448-1649

Hours of Operation

Monday – Thursday 7:45am – 8:00pm
Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm

Please review CCV’s academic calendar for holiday closures and other important dates.

Registration Information
Review the course schedule and call us to schedule an appointment with your advisor. Returning students may be able to register online.

Academic Advising
Want some advice on your next step toward success? Call 802-654-0545 or stop by Winooski office suite 103 to make an appointment with your advisor.

New Student Advising Appointments (NSAA)
The first step all new degree-seeking students take is to schedule a one-on-one NSAA with an advisor. Please call the center to find a time that works for you.

Orientations
All new degree-seeking students will sign up for an orientation when they register for classes. Check out the schedule to choose the best day and time for you!

Scheduling Assessments
Self-schedule an Accuplacer here.
Self-schedule a QRA here.
For scheduling questions, call 802-654-0545.

CLEP/DSST Testing
For those who need, there is an online proctor for DSST found here: prometric.com/proproctorcandidate
For more information about Credit by Examination, CLEP, and DSST, please visit Credit by Examination.

Financial Aid
Apply as soon as possible to make sure you can register for classes on time.

United Way Resource Coordinators
CCV’s United Way Working Bridges Coordinators are available to support students with transportation, housing, childcare, healthcare, and financial management. They can be reached via email anytime at workingbridgesteam@unitedwaynwvt.org.

Tutor.com
Need help with homework? Get online, on-demand help around the clock with Tutor.com. Students can connect with over 3,000 qualified tutors, drop off an essay for review, and even take practice quizzes. This service is available 24/7 through each Canvas classroom. To sign in to Tutor.com, go to your Canvas course online and find On-Demand in the Tutor.com navigation menu. Click on the link. No further login necessary.

VSCS Library Books Drop Off now available at the Winooski Center!

The Drop Off box is located at the visitor lot entrance. Please remember that this is for VSCS Library books ONLY. If you have any questions, please call the front desk.

The Evelyn Hoffman Donovan Learning Center

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Staff Directory

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Parking & Transportation

Fall 2024 Parking Information
Students driving to campus should register and obtain parking privileges from CCV. Parking privileges allow students to park in the Winooski City Parking Garage at 20 Cascade Way. Please use the second entrance. Parking privileges are valid on Levels 4-7 ONLY. You will need to provide accurate license plate numbers for up to two vehicles. Parking privileges are for those two vehicles only. The City of Winooski will monitor parking by looking at license plate numbers, you will not receive a physical pass. Vehicles without sufficient privileges will be ticketed.

The garage is located one block from the CCV building and provides covered parking that is monitored and secured by the City of Winooski. CCV can provide an escort to the garage for those who request it. Street parking is limited to two hours and is strictly enforced by the City of Winooski. You can park in the public portion of the parking garage (level 1-3) and pay as you go. Please note, if you arrive before 5pm and plan to stay until after 5pm, you cannot pay for parking all at once and will either have to return to the garage to pay for time after 5 pm or pay via the parking app on your phone.

Winooski Parking Garage Rules & Regulations

Parking Fee
The $50 fee for obtaining parking privileges is nonrefundable. Once a student has registered for parking privileges online, the fee is added to the student account. Parking privileges begin 2 business days after registering their vehicle and end the last day of class for the semester. Students must reapply & pay for additional semesters.

CCV Parking Lots
The Faculty and Visitor parking lot located off East Allen Street is reserved for visitor, faculty with valid permits, and those with valid handicapped placards. Students and staff must park in the Winooski City Parking Garage at 20 Cascade Way. Visitors in the East Allen parking lot must check in at the front desk on arrival to obtain a temporary parking pass.

Dropping Off at CCV
When dropping off or picking up at CCV, please feel free to pull into one of our parking areas.

Public Transportation
GMT provides two bus routes to serve Winooski. Bus stops are located on East-Allen street (#2) and lower Abenaki Way (#9) before the stop sign. Both routes have frequent trips through the day and evening. The Essex Junction route (#2) runs every 15 to 30 minutes between Winooski and Fletcher Allen Healthcare and Cherry Street terminal in Burlington. The Winooski/Riverside route (#9) runs hourly during the day between Winooski and Cherry Street via the Old North End of Burlington.

Biking
As part of our LEED accreditation goals, CCV installed 28 conventional bike parking rack spaces and nine vertical mount spaces for our constituent needs. The bike racks are located at the south end of the facility (off Abenaki Way), under the carport, so they are protected from inclement weather. There is also an additional bike rack next to the main entrance. Please do not chain bikes to trees, handrails, or objects other than bike racks.

Winooski Galleries

Mission
These galleries are designed to act as an academic forum for the display of new ideas. Their ultimate purpose is to expose CCV students and the greater Winooski community to contemporary artists, their art, and processes. Artists will display their work for a semester and may be invited to give a community slide lecture demonstrating their artistic process, emphasizing the use of materials, fundamentals of design, and importance of the foundations to developing artists.

Gallery Hours
Mon – Fri 8AM – 4PM, Sat & Sun – closed. Please call 654-0505 for current hours of operation

Current Exhibitions

1st Floor Gallery: Zoie Anastasia’s paintings explore portraiture and landscape by creating shimmering holographic-like images resulting in stream-of-consciousness soft, blurry naturescapes.
2nd Floor Gallery: Upcoming: photographs by Micheal Kay

To Apply
Please contact Dana Lee at dana.lee@ccv.edu. We are always interested in hearing from artists who would like to exhibit. Please call to find a space in our schedule.

Other Artistic News
The Winooski Galleries are listed in the locally based art magazine, Art Map Burlington (distributed by Kasini House).

We continue to enjoy the fact that local galleries and museums are part of a map that is printed and distributed throughout Burlington and Winooski each month. Our galleries are listed on the map, and we know this has encouraged more foot traffic through our galleries. Look for the latest copy by the Winooski Reception desk.

Work From Previous Artists

student painting of a birds nest — Nest by Leigh Ann Rooney

Abstract student painting — Gown, oven, rabbit by Einsig