Our Randolph Center campus was on lock down at approximately 3 pm, June 28, 2021. The Orange County Sherriff’s office requested us to lock all doors immediately because a male was seen near campus with a gun. This individual is a nearby resident (not a VTC student) who allegedly threatened a resident in his home […]
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Vermont Tech Named in Newsweek’s Top 100 “Most Bang For Your Buck” Colleges
Vermont Tech is flying high, and it’s not just among its Professional Pilot program students. The college has been included in Newsweek Magazine’s The 100 Community Colleges With the Most Bang For Your Buck list. Ranking at 39, Vermont Tech is cited for the $1,050,000 40-year net present value, or a comparison of investing in […]
Continue ReadingAll College Update June ’21
Welcome to Summer! With the PN Commencement this weekend, I think we have officially arrived at summer! We are operating at summer hours and summer courses have begun. Summer camps return this summer, starting in July. It is a quieter time on our campuses, for sure, but not without activity and educational opportunities. With Vermont […]
Continue ReadingJune 15 Update on the Coronavirus
June 15, 2021 Today, President Moulton announced to students that once the FDA grants permanent approval to the existing COVID-19 vaccines, Vermont Tech will be requiring all enrolled students to be vaccinated. This will be in addition to the other vaccines currently required by the Vermont Department of Health. Once the COVID-19 vaccine is required, […]
Continue ReadingJune 14 Update on the Coronavirus
June 14, 2021 A message from the Communications Director regarding Governor Scott’s recent announcement: Many of you have read or heard today’s news from Governor Scott that Vermont is “fully open.” The Governor’s announcement states that, “As of June 14, 2021, more than 80% of eligible Vermonters have received at least the first dose of […]
Continue ReadingVermont Tech Named for Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree
15 Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Software Engineering List Features Vermont Tech Study.com has published their list of the 15 best bachelor’s degrees for software engineering for 2021 and has included Vermont Technical College on their list. The article features similar details that the college includes on their Software Engineering program page about career in the […]
Continue ReadingVermont Tech Named Best Respiratory Therapist School
15 Best Respiratory Therapist Schools List Features Vermont Tech The World Scholarship Forum has published their list of the 15 Best respiratory therapist schools for 2021 and has included Vermont Technical College on their list. The article features similar details that the college includes on their Respiratory Therapy program page about job security and “faster […]
Continue ReadingVSAC and VSC Announce Free Course Tuition for ’20 and ’21 High School Grads
Green Mountain Grad Scholarship Announced Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC), in partnership with the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS), and the State of Vermont is offering a graduation gift to Vermont’s entire high school senior class of 2021 and 2020: one tuition-free course of their choosing at any VSCS institution, including Vermont Technical College. This […]
Continue ReadingMay 24 Update on the Coronavirus
May 24, 2021 We wanted to provide an update to the College Guidance Safe and Healthy Return to Campus-Mandatory Guidance for Colleges and University Campus Learning (PDF), Effective: May 18, 2021 and Expires: July 4, 2021 FAQ’s Do fully vaccinated faculty, staff and students need to wear a mask indoors or outdoors? Inside: No, only […]
Continue ReadingMay 21 Update on the Coronavirus
May 21, 2021 Effective immediately: Vermont Technical College adopts and will follow the current guidance written in the Safe and Healthy Return to Campus-Mandatory Guidance for Colleges and University Campus Learning, (updated May 18, 2020, effective May 18, 2020 and Expires July 4, 2020) Here are the important updates: Unvaccinated Students arriving on campus for […]
Continue ReadingPresident’s All College Update May ’21
Welcome to the End of Spring Semester! For the non-PN academic calendar, we have arrived at the end of another academic year and spring semester. As we reach this point, I am reminded of how adaptable and resilient you – we – have all had to be in the face of the pandemic, and any […]
Continue ReadingCongratulations Faculty Fellow Inge Smith-Luce
We are pleased to share the good news that Inge Smith-Luce has been granted a VSCS Faculty Fellowship for fall 2021 by the Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees. This is an exciting opportunity for Inge and the college stands to benefit greatly from her upcoming project work. As outlined in Article 42 of […]
Continue ReadingProfessor John Knox granted Professor Emeritus
We are pleased to share the good news that John Knox has been granted Emeritus status by the Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees. This is a well-earned distinction for our colleague who has served the college and its students since the fall of 1972 with honor, including as the first-ever recipient of the […]
Continue ReadingApril 12 Update on the Coronavirus
April 12, 2021 Vermont Tech has learned of a COVID-positive student on the Bennington Campus. Two additional students were identified as close contacts through contact tracing and are in quarantine. No faculty or staff were identified as contacts. Vaccine registration will be available for Vermonters age 16 and over on April 19, 2021. We strongly […]
Continue ReadingPresident’s All College Update April ’21
Transformation Update The current steps of our transformation process are just that: process-oriented. There is a job posting for a Director of Transformation and an RFP for project management on the System website. The intention is that these are mutually exclusive options, hiring one or the other depending on what responses are received. In addition […]
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