Enrollment State Colleges Fall Semester Headcount Workforce & Business t 14,000 t 12,590 Development Network e e Vermont State 12,000 2,162 e 9,834 9,896 17% Customized training, consulting, and e 10,000 advisory services for Vermont businesses, Colleges h 1,792 h 1,965 18% large and small . Nearly 20,000 Vermonters 8,000 20 % S participate annually in VSC workforce S For the Benefit education and training programs. Thousands 6,000 t t of Vermont of Vermonters will access these services 7,869 8,104 10,428 c 4,000 80% 82% 83% through VIT, Vermont’s videoconferencing c and distance learning system. a a 2,000 F Small Business Development Center F VSC Student Profile 0 (SBDC) Over 19,000 students s 1990 2000 2007 s Vermont Manufacturing Extension enrolled annually e e Fall Semester Center (VMEC) 82.5% Vermonters g Full-time Equivalency (FTE) g 10,000 Technology Extension Division (TED) e 9,041 e 51% first in family to l Vermont Interactive Television (VIT) l attend college 1,944 l 8,000 6,499 22% l 6,447 38% over the age of 25 o 1,647 o 6,000 25% 1,935 VSC Economic Impact 57% of Vermonters C 30% C attending undergraduate 4,000 With over 2,200 employees , the VSC is the college in Vermont attend e 5th largest employer in Vermont. Higher e 4,512 4,852 7,097 the VSC t t 2,000 70% 75% 78% education is the 3rd largest industry in a Vermont, contributing at least 2.5 times its a Over 26,000 VSC alumni budget to the local, regional and state live and work in Vermont t 0 t 1990 2000 2007 economy: S S Total Out-of-State In-State VSC FY08 All Funds Budget = $155,087,000 t Total VSC Economic Impact = $387,717,500 t n VSC Average Student Debt * n VSC o 18,000 o Castleton State College 16,000 m m Community College of Vermont 14,000 r VSC r 12,000 $17,813 e e $15,520 CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE 10,000 $13,139 COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT Vermont Technical College V V 8,000 JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE LYNDON STATE COLLEGE

6,000 VERMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE 2004 2005 2006 *for VSC graduates with VSAC debt www.vsc.edu January 2008 Vermont State Colleges Access The Vermont State Colleges offer programs and College Information Mission services statewide with full-time employees in 61 Castleton State College locations. For the benefit of Vermont, More than 30 programs integrating career the Vermont State Colleges provide preparation and the liberal arts. F ocus on civic affordable, high quality, student- engagement, the arts, athletics and community centered and accessible education, Newport service. Castleton Center for Schools provides St. Albans on-site professional development for over 4,500 fully integrating professional, liberal, Johnson State educators in school districts statewide. and career study. College Morrisville Lyndon Community College of Vermont Burlington State College Vermont’s second largest and most affordable college. Serving students from high school age Funding from the State Vermont Tech St. Johnsbury to senior citizens at 12 locations statewide and online. Over 1,000 course offerings and 17 of Vermont Montpelier associate degrees. VSC State appropriation per Vermont student (full-time equivalent): Middlebury Vermont Tech Johnson State College 1986 - $3,411 2007 - $3,490 Over 25 undergraduate majors in the arts and sciences, and graduate programs in education, Castleton State Vermont ranks 47th in the U.S. in counseling and studio arts. Nationally recognized College higher education funding per $1,000 Upper Valley service learning program and the National Student personal income Rutland Exchange Program. 17% of the VSC All Funds Budget is from State appropriation Lyndon State College Springfield More than 20 degrees in liberal arts and professional fields including award-winning Meteorology and Television Studies programs. Tuition & Fees Education through real world experience. School Development Center 2007-2008 Bennington serving the professional development needs of Brattleboro 11 supervisory unions. VT non-VT U.S. * student student average Vermont Technical College CCV $4,320 $8,640 $2,361 Campuses Bachelor and associate degree programs in Community College of Vermont sites technology , engineering, allied health and CSC, JSC, LSC $7,244 $15,428 $6,185 business . New programs i n Fire Science , Equine Nursing Programs Studies and Sustainable Technologies. G raduates VTC $9,198 $17,142 $2,361 Small Business Development Centers average 98% job placement in their fields. Vermont Interactive Television sites VSC room/board rate: $7,110 Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center offices *the average tuition and fees for in-state students at public two-year and four-year institutions VSC