Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)

Chances are you’re both excited and a little overwhelmed. Especially if you’re like most students and parents who will need to borrow to fund college or training.

Vermont’s nonprofit state agency known as Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC), can help you learn about and apply for grants and scholarships so that you borrow only what you need. They will help you understand the difference between federal loans and “private loans and what your choice of interest rate and repayment plan can mean in dollars and cents so that you can make the best decisions for you, to minimize the amount you’ll pay now and in the long term.

Table of Content

VSAC Objective about student loans
The Guideline of VSAC before you start borrowing
VSAC Parent Loan Details
What is a VSAC Student loan?
Contact

VSAC objectives about student loans

While looking to cover your college tuition? With the rise in tuition costs and other expenses that goes towards getting your degree student loans are a great option to go-ahead for. There are 2 types of student loans which a borrower can explore, they are primarily-

1) Private Student Loans

Private loans are a great option to go for once you have explored and exhausted yourself of your free financial aid options like grants and scholarships.VSAC’s loans for parents and students offered by

VSAC and other nonprofit state agencies
your college or training school
commercial lenders like banks and credit unions

2) Federal Loans

Federal loans are those loans that are provided by the Federal Government. They come with several benefits that can help assist you during the repayment of your loans. In general, these student loans are easy to manage. Federal loans from the U.S. Department of Education:

Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans for students
Direct PLUS loans for parents

The guideline of VSAC before you start borrowing

The VSAC guides you before you start borrowing for an education loan and there a few steps that you should follow which are as follows:

Take advantage of free aid first. Apply for all available grants and scholarships. This “gift aid” doesn’t have to be paid back.
Use savings and current income. Explore tuition payment plans, which spread payments out over the academic year.
Accept a work-study job if it's in your financial aid offer. These part-time jobs allow you to earn money toward college expenses. Or consider a part-time job while in school. Studies show that working up to 20 hours a week may improve your grades since you’ll become pretty adept at time management.
Cut expenses and economize while in school. The cardinal rule? Live like a student in school so you don't have to live like one for 10 years after graduation.
Understand how the interest rate and the repayment plan you choose will impact your cost of borrowing.

Now there are 2 fronts that VSAC loans provide which are primarily -

VSAC Parent Loans
VSAC Student Loans/ Vermont student loans

VSAC Parent Loan

If you need help paying for your child’s undergraduate or graduate education, VSAC's Vermont Advantage Parent Loan may be a good option for you. This loan offers a fixed interest rate as low as 4.79% APR, the option to cancel your loan if the unthinkable happens, and access to a Vermont advantage Loan Coach for ongoing support and personalized counseling as you prepare for repayment.

The Eligibility Criteria For VSAC Parent Loans

The Parent borrower must be:

The biological or adoptive parent of the undergraduate or graduate student
Must meet all the VSAC credit requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must be a Vermont Resident
Attending college from another state in Vermont
Doesn’t have any default on Education Loan

VSAC Parent Loan amount details

The minimum amount dispatched will be $500
The Maximum Amount can be dispatched will be determined according to your loan aid office
Applying for the full year is more beneficial for you
Reduces Paperworks
Saves your time

The VSAC payment amount and lifetime

The loan amount which is dispatched for the parent loan is according to the credit history of the parent and the amount dispatched for the loan is also according to the financial aid office of the institution.

The parent loan depends upon the conditions for the loan to be taken because the lender can be an institution or any lender but in this case the lender is VSAC and it sees the parent credit score and credit history or the parent taking loan doesn’t have any default on the education loan.

The Loan Repayment Assumption

The originating fee is included while dispatching any kind of loan
The payment must be made in full after the due amount has been cleared
The payment can be made into 2 equal parts
All payments are made on time

Worried about your college tuition? Find the best student loan for you

VSAC Student loan

If you need help paying for your undergraduate or graduate education, the Vermont Advantage Student Loan may be a good option for you. This loan offers a fixed interest rate as low as 4.79% APR and access to an Vermont advantage Loan Coach for ongoing support and personalized counseling as you prepare for repayment.

Eligibility Criteria of Student Loan

The student must have been enrolled for almost half-time in an eligible postsecondary school
The co-signer must be approved
The student must be a U.S. citizen
It doesn’t have a default on credit score
Must be a Vermont resident

The Co-Signer details

The co-signer must be a U.S citizen
The credit history must be flawless
It doesn’t have any kind of default on education loans
The co-signer must meet the Credit requirement
The Co-signer must have a good credit history to get the borrower a 0% interest loan

The VSAC student loan amount details

The minimum amount dispatched will be $500
The Maximum Amount can be dispatched will be determined according to your loan aid office
Applying for the full year is more beneficial for you
Reduces Paperworks
Saves your time

The VSAC payment amount and lifetime

The Loan Repayment Assumption

The originating fee is included while dispatching any kind of loan.
The payment must be made in full after the due amount has been cleared.
The payment can be made into 2 equal parts.
All payments are made on time.

The payment and repayments details

The VSAC always provides a wide variety of loan interest choices to the student and gives a general idea about the loan amount and what is going to be the interest charged at the end of the year or will it be a monthly payment.

If the student starts the payment right away the interest charged will be 4.79% and there will be a 45 days return period, whereas the student starts a monthly payment then the fixed interest changes from 4.79 to 5.89 APR but the period doesn’t change.

There is also a third way a student can repay his loan interest amount and that is after the enrollment ends in which case the loan interest changes from 5.89 to 6.90% APR but in this period is 45 days+ principal amount.

Contact details

For any queries related to VSAC you can contact /call them using the information provided below :

Address information: VSAC
PO Box 999
Winooski, VT 05404

VSAC number: 800-642-3177
Email: Customer service - info@vsac.org
Grants and scholarships - grants@vsac.org and scholarships@vsac.org
Fax:
802-654-3765

If you are willing to take a loan for a student or you are a student VSAC is a great choice because all the criteria fall under one head it is easy to navigate and find what you want to find out. The VSAC provides the lowest interest amount and helps the parent as well as the student to get a loan easily and guide and prepares them how to repay them with all the formalities and pros and cons about the loan interest amount.