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.
There are four developed hot springs in the Interior, the closest being 60 miles and the farthest 170 miles from downtown Fairbanks. Resorts. Resorts have sprung up around the springs and Alaskans as well as visitors find them places of relaxation and escape.