Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, founded in 1965 and located in Winooski, Vt., is a public nonprofit agency that helps the state s students who want to go to college or other training after high school. The corporation provides grants, loans, scholarships, career and education planning, and general information on how students can get the education they want. It also assists students in planning for college and those who left college and want to go back. The agency has a research department that provides a wide range of services that support access and affordability of postsecondary education. The department is involved in a collection of various socioeconomic and demographic statistics. It also conducts research studies on educational and financial aid issues.