If you complete your AmeriCorps commitment through the VISTA program, you have an option of choosing to receive an end-of-service stipend of $1,200 and possibly a partial reduction in certain outstanding student loans.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located less than 120 miles (190 km) south of the Arctic Circle.
Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska! At 64 degrees north latitude, the sky takes on a capricious life of its ownâa canvas for the aurora borealis, the midnight sun and sunsets and sunrises that last forever.