Academics

February 13, 2021 The data dashboard has been update to include residential testing, surveillance testing, and tests provided by non-residential and commuting students. The single residential positive test was from a student not yet living in residence, but counted among residents as they arrived on campus after completing isolation.

February 10, 2021 Vermont Tech began a COVID-19 surveillance testing program on February 10, 2021. The purpose of this testing program is to allow the college to monitor and address any trends and prevalence of cases and make timely decisions on intervention and response. Once a week, a random sample of campus-based students will be […]

Based on Vermont labor data and in partnership with the Vermont Department of Labor, The McClure Foundation has identified career-focused programs that lead to recognized credentials and degrees that take 18 months or less and are “best bets” for attaining a promising job. The seven programs identified are available at Vermont Tech, its Continuing Education […]

January 25, 2021 As of today, the dashboard has been updated to reflect only spring semester data, per the tracking requirements of the State of Vermont. At this time, the data include Practical Nursing students and early returning residential students. Remaining residential students will be tested on January 29 for the start of the spring […]

January 18, 2021 Student athletes and resident assistants moved in to Randolph Center residential housing on January 15. They all received COVID-19 tests that day (Day 0 tests) and went into quarantine. All 21 tests came back negative, so residential students are able to leave their rooms while remaining on campus. These students will be […]

In releases today, the college published the names of Vermont Tech students who graduated in the fall semester or achieved academic honors. Fall 2020 Graduation list – students who completed their degrees in the fall semester. Fall 2020 President’s list – degree students, carrying 12 or more letter-graded credit hours, who achieve a GPA of […]

MLK Day Events For the first time, Vermont Tech is closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. This gives all of us the opportunity to participate in celebrations associated with this civil rights leader, and to provide acts of service in our communities. I hope each of you finds a way to […]

Observed on the third Monday of January every year, this year’s MLK Day celebration is on January 18, 2021. This is the first year that Vermont Tech is closed in observance of the holiday, yet we continue to offer ways to celebrate, serve, and reflect on the impact of this historical American figure. At this […]

January 8, 2021 During the semester break, we continued to track student and employee COVID-19 testing results. During that period a number of health professions students tested positive outside of their classroom or college-sponsored clinical settings.

Happy Holidays from Vermont Tech! With the fall semester closed and winter PN one new, I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. It has been a crazy year with so much uncertainty, struggle and loss.  We learned how resilient we can be when called upon. We […]

December 10, 2020 This week, we have been notified of an additional off-campus student testing positive for COVID-19. That student had one close contact to be notified, as that person is both a Vermont Tech student and relative of the person who tested positive. Neither student has been on a college campus.

December 4, 2020 In the last week, we have been notified of new positive cases of COVID-19 among four off-campus students and one Randolph Center employee. The employee has been in quarantine since November 19, 2020 and not on any of our campuses. With these confirmations, no college students or employees required notification of being […]

November 25, 2020 We were notified that two new Randolph Center employees have confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. These employees have been in quarantine since November 19, 2020 and not on any of our campuses. With this confirmation, college staff have notified all employees who came into close contact with the employees to quarantine and […]

November 20, 2020 A suspected case of COVID-19 of a commuter student on the Williston campus has been confirmed as positive. Their last time on campus was Thursday, November 12 and they developed symptoms days later. With this confirmation, college staff have notified all students and employees who came into contact with the student and […]