For 25 years (and counting), VSAC’s GEAR UP program supports Vermonters’ college dreams

(Left to Right) Lizzie Vaughan, Amon Chumba, Cooper Hodgeman, Tate ParkerEvery September, VSAC celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the GEAR UP program—which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. This federally funded program, which VSAC has administered in Vermont for the last 25 years, helps students from modest-income backgrounds find interest in, and prepare for, post-secondary educa