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Earth as seen from Vermont Tech's previous CubeSat satellite.

Vermont Tech Student on a Mission to Launch New Lunar IceCube

Posted February 1, 2017, 9:00 pm by Amanda Chaulk

How many students can say they have worked on a satellite? At Vermont Technical College, one graduate student is getting the chance of a lifetime Vermont Tech’s CubeSat Laboratory is...

Find Your Summer in TeenLife's Guide or at a Program Fair

Find a Teen Summer Program in TeenLife’s Guide or at a Fair!

Posted January 24, 2017, 2:00 pm by Marie Schwartz

Summer brings up all kinds of images: the freedom of a lazy afternoon; the joy of a cool swim; the wonder of a starlit sky. But what if you could...

How to Get Started on a Career in Sports Medicine

Posted August 24, 2016, 1:40 pm by Suzanne Shaffer

Sports medicine gives you the opportunity to mesh your love of sports with the wish to work in a health-related career. There are many different degree levels and specialities, ranging...

Pastry chef? Illustrator? Diver? Yup, Those are STEM Careers

6 Unusual Careers for Future STEM Majors

Posted May 13, 2016, 1:00 pm by Dana Elmore

Many students assume that a STEM degree will lead to a career as an engineer or a researcher, but this is not always true. Science, technology, engineering and math degrees...

Starting College-Level STEM Programs in High School

Posted May 12, 2016, 5:18 pm by Amanda Chaulk

Garrett Royce credits the Vermont Academy of Science & Technology (VAST) program at Vermont Tech for making his college career a success. The VAST program is an early college, independent...

These 4 Big Scholarships Could Pay Your College Tuition

Posted April 26, 2016, 1:00 pm by Suzanne Shaffer

Imagine heading to college with absolutely no money worries. Just one college scholarship and you cross that worry off the list and perhaps avoid a fat college loan. Of course,...