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Graduation rates will increase
Veterans will graduate faster and qualify for better-paying jobs sooner
Fewer private loans will be needed
Fewer Veterans will default
Innovative Technology for
Transfer Student Advising
Ideally Suited to Assist the Department of Veterans Affairs
And Our Nation’s Veterans and Their Families
~250,000* Veterans Annually Begin Undergraduate
GI Bill-Funded Programs
None Have Received Impartial, Independent
Academic Advising To Help Them
Make a Wise Decision
Will Fill That Void and Solve Two Problems Beyond the VA’s Control
That Unnecessarily Increase GI Bill Expenditures
Source: Complete College America’s “Time is the Enemy”, September 27, 2011
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Certificate Associate Bachelors
Average Credits Lost When Changing Colleges All Adults
Have Been Determined Equivalent to the Training Servicemembers Receive During Their Active Duty Service
Are Recommended for these Courses
S Offi i l D D “Mili G id h E l i f Ed i l E i i h A d S i ”
90,000+ College Courses
275,000+ College Credits
Through the “Military Guide” to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services…
275,000+ Recommended Credits
In the Military Guide
~85,000+ Credits
~160,000 Credits
Will Apply to Major or General Education
Requirements
Will Apply ONLY to “Free Elective”
Degree Requirements
275,000+ Recommended Credits
In the Military Guide
~160,000 Recommended College Credits For Occupations
~115,000 Recommended College Credits For Training Courses
WILL NOT Be Recognized by Many “WEAM” - listed Institutions
WILL Be Recognized By All “WEAM” - listed Institutions
44% 42% DO NOT Receive All Attain Possible Transfer Credit Degrees
56% 82% DO Receive All Attain Possible Transfer Credit Degrees
Source: William Doyle. 2006. “Community College Transfers and College Graduation: Whose Choices Matter Most?”
For 2-yr to 4-yr Degree Transfer Students – All Adults
Veterans Need Only Point and Click
Through 3 Simple Steps That Take Just Minutes
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Could Reduce GI Bill Costs Over a 5-Year Budget Cycle By More Than
$175 Million
Tuition Disparity Between Public Institutions and High-Advertising, For-Profit Institutions
Source: U.S. Senate HELP Committee. “For Profit Higher Education: The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success” 7/31/20112. Page 36.
Sorted by Tuition
Composite results showing various in-state tuitions for public institutions vs popular campus- and or distance-based degrees.
Direct Links to College
Navigator
Would Reduce GI Bill Costs Over a 5-Year Budget Cycle By More Than
$150 Million
10+ Yrs. as Sole Vendor to Advise Army Reserve/Guard soldiers
Automated Military Guide college credit software provides instant answers
Serving higher education industry since 1987. Clients include USAR, ARNG, DoL, Boeing IAM, Northrop Grumman,
Motorola, Colgate Palmolive, Delta Airlines, et al Patent pending for proprietary comparison technology
Patent-Pending Higher Education Advising Technology And DoD-Proven Advising Services
Impartial. Military-Experienced. Innovative.