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Counting Credits O GI Bill Update O Careers in Criminal Justice Complete Florida O Supporting Military Spouses

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4a marriage made in HeavenInitiatives recently undertaken by the government encourage the career success of servicemember spouses—and many universities have established policies to help them achieve their education goals.By Kelly Fodel

69ComPlete FloridaWith millions of adults “stopping out” of college before completing a degree, there is a true need for programs like Complete Florida. Funded by the Florida legislature, Complete Florida partners with schools in the state to recruit, retain and recover students who have dropped out of college.By Pam NorthruP, Ph.d.

70new year, new imProvementsThe new fiscal year means some changes are coming to the GI Bill. Get the lowdown on the improvements straight from an education and career services specialist.By Bart macmillaN

71CoUnting CreditsExams like CLEP and DSST allow servicemembers to gain recognized college credit for life experience. MAE takes a look at the new Joint Service Transcript and at how schools are assisting servicemembers and their spouses in earning civilian college credits through subject-based examinations.By Nora mcGaNN

to serve and ProteCtThe training and knowledge gained by servicemembers during their time in the military often leads to an interest in civilian careers in criminal justice. MAE takes a look at criminal justice specialties and the schooling required to become a police officer, FBI agent, corrections officer, CSI, homeland security officer or forensics expert. By catheriNe day

A record number of schools completed MAE’s extensive survey. Which schools come out on top for their military-friendly policies and programs? It’s the resource every student, education services officer and top-level commander needs to read.


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Many veterans are taking advantage of their education benefits and going to college. But how many are actually attaining a degree? This question is of growing relevance, and schools are collecting veterans’ graduation data at an increasing rate.

One of the latest analyses comes from Operation College Promise (OCP), in collaboration with the Pat Tillman Foundation. OCP has released an updated system-atic study assessing veterans’ progress toward degree completion, called “Completing the Mission II: A Study of Veteran Students’ Progress Toward Degree Attainment in the Post-9/11 Era.” The study looked at about 750 veterans on 23 campuses across America, compiling data with OCP’s Graduation Probability Indices (GPI), a methodology developed with the input of campus officials and consistent with that collected for a traditional population. This latest analysis expands upon a 2011 project, drawing from a larger constituency of four-year institutions, and including 20 public and three private colleges and universities.

The three primary measurements were grade point average (GPA), credits earned compared to credits pursued and retention from semester to semester. A comprehensive assessment of campus services was also included.

“The GPI was developed in 2011 to start a dialogue on the outcomes of the Post-9/11 GI Bill among institutions that had taken aggressive steps toward supporting a military-affiliated student population,” said Wendy A. Lang, director of Operation College Promise. “Colleges and universities contributing to this study have demonstrated a substantial commitment to serving this population and it is rewarding to see the results. Student veterans are demon-strating their persistence and success on campus, and efficiently moving toward degree completion.”

Among the results? Student veterans in the study had an average GPA of 3.0, and attained nearly all credits they pursued at an average rate of 24.5 credits per academic year. Based on a six-year graduation rate, nontraditional student veterans are moving toward degree completion ahead of their traditional peers. Additionally, two of the most prevalent on-campus support services are the same as the two most requested by student veterans in an internet survey: an on-campus veteran office coordinator and a student operated veterans’ club/association.

Obviously, veteran students are able to succeed, particularly if they are attending school in an environment that is military-friendly. This study by OCP supports one of the facts we here at MAE already knew: School selection is of the utmost importance. Every student has different priorities, needs and challenges, so research is imperative before you choose to enroll. We hope that our 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities, starting on page 15, is helpful to you as you continue your academic journey.

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Dawn Bilodeau is currently serving as the acting chief for Department of Defense Voluntary Education, replacing Carolyn Baker, who retired in October.

VA announced that Steven Ferraro, who is currently attending Middlesex County College in Edison, N.J., has been identified as the 1 millionth Post-9/11 GI

Bill beneficiary. Ferraro served in the Army from 2003-2013 and deployed to Iraq in 2008 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

William Duffy II

William R. Duffy II, Ed.D., Ed. S., was inaugurated as Upper Iowa University’s 21st president. Duffy replaces Alan G. Walker, who decided not to return to UIU following a sabbatical.

Arcadia University announced the appoint-ment of Lorna Stern, MALD, as vice president and executive director of the College of Global Studies.

Michael Dakduk

Michael Dakduk has left his executive director position at the Student Veterans of America, and has been replaced by D. Wayne Robinson. Dakduk has taken over

as vice president of mili-tary and veterans affairs for the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, which is the for-profit sector’s primary trade group.

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Captain Ted Digges SC, USN (Ret.), has been hired as the director of The American College Penn Mutual Center for Veteran’s Affairs.

The Culinary Institute of America has a new member of its admis-sions staff dedicated to assisting veterans in planning for their post-military careers. Eric Jenkins has been named a veterans counselor.

Cynthia Bioteau, former president of Salt Lake Community College, has been named president of Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Diana J. Mason, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, was recently elected president of the American Academy of Nursing, after serving as president-elect for two years.

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announced on November 8 that 1 million veterans, servicemembers and family members have benefited from the Post-9/11 GI Bill since the program’s inception in August 2009. The Veterans Benefits Administration, which admin-isters the program, has distributed over $30 billion in the form of tuition and other education-related payments.

“This is one of the most impor-tant programs helping our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reach their educa-tional goals and find a good job,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “We’re proud this important benefit is making such a big difference in the lives of so many veterans and their families.”

New Restrictions to Army and Marines’ TA

The Marine Corps has added a host of restrictions to its tuition assistance program, limiting the number of Marines eligible for subsidized college courses. Applicants will no longer be considered for tuition assistance funds if they are in their first two years of service, are ineligible for promotion or if they have yet to complete certain military training courses, according to Marine officials.

Another restriction taking effect is that first-time applicants are being limited to one course, unless the servicemember has an associate degree or 60 academic credits and a minimum grade point average of 2.5, according to a copy of the instruction. Funds will not be approved for new courses prior to the completion of old ones, nor for courses that count toward duplicate degrees, such as a second associate degree or a double major. Requests for funds can now be submitted only within 30 days of the start date of a class.

The Army announced that effective January 1, new restrictions will be placed on TA to ensure offi-cers and enlisted personnel are focusing more on soldiering than higher education. Soldiers will have to wait one year after completing initial-entry training before they can participate in the TA program. Also, soldiers who use TA money to complete a four-year baccalaureate degree will have to wait 10 years before using TA again to pursue a post-graduate degree. Soldiers who have earned a BA degree without using TA do not need to wait 10 years to use TA for a post-baccalaureate degree.

Soldiers who have been flagged for adverse action or failure of the Army physical fitness test or weight standards will not be able to use TA. The changes will likely affect approximately 40,000 soldiers.

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Being a military spouse is one of the toughest jobs in the service. When the servicemember is deployed or assigned to temporary duty, the spouse may have no other support, and carries the lion’s share of responsibilities at home. The spouse may have to handle everything from a clogged sink to the logistics of relocation. If the spouse works outside the home, having to find employment with each successive move is a challenge. And finding the time and funds to advance his or her education? That’s yet another challenge for these unsung heroes. As a result, it isn’t uncommon for a military spouse to put his or her own education and career goals on the back-burner because of family ad service commitments.

“Military spouses make sacrifices each and every day; we often put our career and educational goals on hold in order to face the demands of military life. I attended five colleges in order to complete my under-graduate degree,” said Amanda L. Metzger, a military spouse pursing a master’s degree in public health at American Military University. “Frequent relocation and deployments made it difficult for me to complete my degree; however, AMU allowed me to overcome these barriers by awarding fair transfer credit. After my credits from previous universities were applied, I was able to register for courses on a schedule that was convenient for me.”

It’s not just AMU that realizes the special needs and circum-stances of the military spouse. Schools across the country, both brick-and-mortar and online, are sensitive to the fact that military spouses face the same everyday challenges as their civilian counter-parts, but have the added realities of frequent deployments, separa-tion and relocation. Military-friendly schools go out of their way to make achieving that degree a possibility and a reality.

Columbia Southern univerSity

“At Columbia Southern University we fully understand the stress and challenges that the military spouse faces,” said Karl Hoffmann, the director of military outreach. “Our staff is always there to assist in any way possible. We provide the spouse with a flexible learning format, a discounted tuition rate, and textbooks are included. Our course structure and ability to start class any day of the week allows the military spouse to attain their edu-cational goals on their schedule.”

The career services staff, which is part of CSU’s success center, provides support to all students.

The staff is fully aware of the special issues that military spouses contend with, and work with them one-on-one to remediate any issues. “We are excited that the career services team will be expand-ing the services offered in the next several months,” said Hoffmann. “We look forward to enhancing our ability to assist our students. Presently we have job availability listings from around the country, and offer assistance with resume writing, preparing cover letters, interviewing techniques and tutoring in networking skills.”

Of particular interest to spouses would be CSU’s Hero Behind the Hero Scholarship. It covers the full cost of tuition for 24 months.

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“Our university is really supportive of military spouses and the military family and as a result has been named again as one of the nation’s top military-friendly universities,” said Larry C. James, Ph.D., associate vice president for military affairs at Wright State. “Our advisors and faculty are aware of the chal-lenges military family members face and work tire-lessly with them to help each military spouse receive the maximum amount of transfer credit possible.”

James said WSU works to recruit servicemembers and their significant others by advertising in many popular news sources around the country and attend-ing recruiting fairs throughout the year. James cites a number of scholarships that are available, as well as

WSU’s acknowledgement of the needs of military families.

“It is a challenge when one moves every three to four years and [tries to] acquire enough col-lege credit. As you know, many times you lose college credit when you transfer from one uni-versity to the next university,” James said.

He also points out that Wright State Univer-sity has a commitment to diversity and access for persons with disabilities. The school has a vet-eran and military center that caters to the needs of military families, and spouses in particular. Check it out online at www.wright.edu/veteran/spouse-dependents.

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David Boisselle, Regent’s director of military and veterans affairs, said funding and the need for online education options are two of the greatest concerns for military families when the spouse is seeking a degree.

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very robust. Our military and veterans affairs office holds monthly military transition [meetings called] ‘Lunch n’ Learns’ for students as they transition from school to the civilian workforce.”

All Regent schools have military spouse dis-counts, and offer a Presidential scholarship (full tuition award) to the Heroes At Home Military Spouse of the Year. Regent accepts MyCAA benefits, Yellow Ribbon and GI Bill benefits and also offers military discounts to spouses.

“We have military spouses pursuing on-campus degrees in undergrad, as well as online, and the same goes for our graduate schools,” said Bois-selle. “The most popular degrees are teaching, psychology and counseling.”

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“American Military University (AMU) has always had serv-ing the needs of servicemembers and their families at the core of our mission, so we are able help military spouses achieve their educational goals and advance their careers,” said John Aldrich, associate vice president of military relations at American Military University. “Our degrees and certificate programs are offered 100 percent online. Completing a degree online affords students the opportunity to study unlimited by time constraints,

duty station locations or frequent permanent relo-cations.”

Some of the most popular AMU certificate and degree programs taken by military spouses are paralegal studies, real estate management, infant and toddler care, and Web publishing. Said Aldrich: “Nearly 35 percent of working military spouses require licenses or certification for their professions. Three of the most common careers for military spouses include teachers, child care providers and nurses—all professions that typically require licensure or certification. Often, require-ments for these licenses and certifications include

some education, and our programs are designed to fulfill such requirements.”

AMU is developing a grant program to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for MyCAA-funded spouses enrolled in any AMU certificate program. They are emphasizing completion of certificate pro-grams in support of the MyCAA program goal to quickly enhance skill sets of military spouses seeking employment.

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Of course, getting the degree is only half the battle for the military spouse. The true goal is to find gainful employment and a good income, in an environment that, sadly, is often hostile to military spouses. There is an erroneous stigma associated with military families, that they move too frequently or have too many other priorities to be excellent employees.

“Sometimes military spouses are afraid to identify themselves as such, because they fear an employer may not want to hire them,” said Meg O’Grady, manager of DoD’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program.

While military spouses are well educated and highly qualified for a range of careers, they face a 26 percent unemployment rate and a 25 percent wage gap compared to their civilian counterparts. Seventy-seven percent of these spouses want or need work, yet frequent relocation is often a barrier to finding and maintaining a rewarding career. The inability of spouses to obtain and retain fulfilling employment as they relocate with the military compro-mises the quality of life of military families and the readiness of the military force.

DoD’s answer to this problem? The Military Spouse Employ-ment Partnership (MSEP), which officially launched in June 2011 during a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. MSEP is part of DoD’s broader SECO initiative, which seeks to strengthen the education and career opportunities of military spouses by

providing career exploration opportunities to help them under-stand their skills, interests and goals; education and training to help them identify academic, licensing, or credentialing require-ments that can help them reach their career goals; employment readiness assistance to optimize their self-marketing skills; and employment connections that help them find and maintain a rewarding career.

MSEP creates employment connections that provide com-panies with direct access to military spouses seeking career opportunities and spouses with direct access to employers who are actively recruiting. More than 200 employers who want to hire military spouses currently partner with MSEP. “They understand that military spouses bring exceptional value to their bottom line,” O’Grady said.

She directs jobseekers to www.msepjobs.com, an online job portal. MSEP is also rolling out a scholarships database in the near future, and works with partners including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hiring our Heroes, and a variety of job fairs. Thus far, MSEP and its partners have hired over 55,000 military spouses.

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Military servicemembers already have what it takes to serve and protect others. And with the right degree and additional training, they can pursue

criminal justice-related careers that require a similar commitment to the protection of society. “For those who

feel called to a field where they can uphold the law and contribute to society in a tangible, meaningful way, the field of criminal justice is a solid choice,” said Jeff Lee, Ph.D., a criminal justice professor at Troy University. “Students in this field will gain the experience and education necessary for a career in law enforcement, corrections, legal systems and homeland security, and be prepared for continued education.”

Within the professional field of criminal justice, there is a strong desire to recruit veterans because their military training and education has much in common with criminal justice training: They already have had training in how to maintain order, know when the use of force is appropriate, and have experience working within strict roles of conflict. “The full range of positions in the law enforcement field is available to veterans who are hired by law enforcement agencies, at either the local or state-wide levels,” said David W. Persky, Ph.D., a professor of criminal justice and the chair of the undergraduate criminal justice program at Saint Leo University. “They understand the structure of most law enforcement agencies and are able to successfully meet the challenges of the job, whether it is as a crime scene ana-lyst, detective, SWAT team member, hostage negotiator, etc.”

In the public sector, other civil-ian jobs in criminal justice include community-based corrections officer; federal law enforcement; cybersecurity investigator; Treasury, State, Home-land Security, or Defense Department officer; and probation, parole and cor-rections officer. Among jobs in the private sector are corporate security, paralegal, victim advocate, juvenile and adult counseling, private investi-gator, loss prevention officer, and com-munity college or college instructor.

Whether striving toward a goal of working in law enforcement or correc-tions, aspiring criminal justice profes-sionals must have a “commitment to protecting public safety under the rule of law,” said Lee S. Weinberg, Ph.D., the associate professor and director of

the undergraduate program, graduate school of public and interna-tional affairs, and also a professor of administration justice courses at the University of Pittsburgh. So veterans, who tend to already possess a high level of maturity and self-discipline, just might be a natural fit, especially if they had law enforcement experience in their military career. “Many veterans served as military police officers during their time in the armed forces, and a degree in criminal justice is a natural extension of what they did in such roles in the military,” Persky said.

It is also understood that veterans have already interacted with enough groups and populations during their time in the service that they know how to relate to people from different cultures. “Being in the military exposed me to people from all over the United States and abroad,” said veteran Misti Dawn Biddick, who earned an Associate of Applied Science in criminal justice from Central Texas College. “This enables me as a practitioner to relate and communicate to individu-als from all walks of life.” Now armed with a bachelor’s degree and pursuing a master’s degree in applied criminology, she is currently a community supervision officer for adults on probation and ultimately aspires to become a prison warden.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has indicated that the demand for criminal justice professionals will remain steady in the coming

decade. However, as Lee pointed out, many emerging technologies like geo-graphic information systems, crime mapping, cybersecurity and digital forensics will demand a new genera-tion of professionals experienced with them. “The challenges posed by both domestic and international terrorism, as well as the increased sophistica-tion and internationalization of cyber-crime, requires more and more highly trained criminal investigators and law enforcement personnel,” Weinberg explained.

At an increasing rate, state and local law enforcement agencies now require that applicants have col-lege degrees. “Most federal agen-cies require a B.S. degree and prefer graduate degrees,” said Lee. Many universities with military- and vet-eran-friendly policies offer certificate and degree programs related to crimi-nal justice to help students reach their career goals.

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Troy University offers associate, Bachelor of Science, and mas-ter’s degrees in criminal justice, as well as a minor and certificate in cybersecurity. “The purpose of the Master of Science in criminal justice is to broaden and enhance program graduates’ ability to

understand, analyze and evaluate issues that confront the American criminal justice system,” said Lee.

Objectives of the program’s core curriculum include “the analy-sis of personnel situations in light of standard personnel processes, applying major personnel laws and regulations to situations arising in criminal justice organizations; demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of criminal law and procedure as evidenced by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent issuance of deci-sions; critically evaluating the scholarly evidence considering the effectiveness of various crime control policies employed by the police, the courts and the correctional system with both juvenile and adult offenders; explaining various situations in criminal justice and criminal behavior by applying various criminological theories; and demonstrating an ability to appropriately apply vari-ous research designs and methodologies in criminal justice situa-tions,” he said.

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The University of Pittsburgh offers a B.A. in administration of justice and a certificate in National Preparedness and Homeland Security (NPHS). “Administration of Justice major courses focus on historical, theoretical, ethical, moral, legal, administrative and practical aspects of criminal justice careers,” Weinberg said. Regular assignments include researching court decisions and writ-ing legal briefs, summarizing the literature on issues in criminal justice, analyzing case studies, viewing and analyzing crime scene evidence, writing reports on criminal incidents, and completing an internship at a criminal justice agency. Additionally, students can customize their degree program to focus on either adult and juvenile corrections, law enforcement, forensics, or cybercrime.

Meanwhile, the certificate in NPHS teaches students to “develop and implement organizational risk profiles and other risk manage-ment activities, effectively plan and execute emergency response plans, communicate effectively in a crisis to obtain positive out-comes, and plan prevention and preparedness operations and measures that help communities handle efforts related to dam-age limitation, emergency response and recovery,” said Cris-tina Ruggiero, Ph.D., associate dean of the College of General Studies and the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the

Marquita Moran Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force ReservesCriminal Justice major, Troy University

Jo in ing the military was one of

the biggest steps in life i have taken. it molded me into the proficient, driven and successful woman i am today. i joined the u.S. air Force in 2003, and served active duty for three years at elmendorf aFB, alaska, as an informa-tion manager. i am currently serving in the u.S. air Force reserves as a knowl-

edge operations manager, Patrick aFB, Fla. Joining the military gave me the experience and training i needed to further my civilian career.

in august 2012, i began attending troy university pursuing a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. troy uni-versity is among the military-friendly schools that offers accelerated degree programs, with unique features not offered by most programs. one of

the features in particular that drew my interest was the option to choose between online and enhanced residen-tial course delivery. this made it easier to juggle my civilian career and school.

after serving in the air Force, i was looking to pursue a career with similar core values, which is why i chose the criminal justice career field. i felt obtaining a degree in criminal justice would bring me opportunities to help the world by keeping law, order and peace, as i did in the air Force. the skills i learn will be utilized to help individuals bring closure to crimes

against them or loved ones. obtain-ing this degree will provide me the opportunity to make a positive impact on the world.

Serving in the military has defi-nitely been a life-changing experi-ence, but i wouldn’t change it a bit. With the experience and training i have obtained through the military, i have been working full time within the federal government while seeking my degree. Following graduation in december 2013, i plan on pursu-ing a career as a federal criminal investigator.

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University of Pittsburgh. Students learn how to use dynamic modeling tools to plan for and respond to disas-ters; engage in exercises and simula-tions that follow protocols established by the Department of Homeland Secu-rity; and become familiar with tools that use virtual reality, visualization and geographic information systems software to integrate information for crisis decision making.

penn State world CampuS

Penn State World Campus offers a B.S. in criminal justice through the Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs and is the first online program in the nation to be awarded certification through the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. “The online program started in fall 2006 with the philosophy that the instruc-tors who teach the residential courses would also teach the same courses to the online students,” said Shaun L. Gabbidon, Ph.D., distinguished professor of criminal justice and public affairs.

Students complete both individual and group projects while enrolled in the criminal justice program. “In addition to providing

knowledge of the adult and juvenile justice systems, our program also focuses on critical thinking and writing skills,” Gabbidon said.

Saint leo univerSity

Saint Leo University’s B.A. in criminal justice has two special-izations: criminalistics, also known as forensics, and homeland security. “Both specializations are 18 credits—six courses—and can be taken as part of a student’s degree program while they are working toward their B.A.,” Persky said. The program focuses on the practical skills that law enforcement officers will need on the job. Because most faculty members teaching these classes are former law enforcement officers, their field experience helps them guide students with putting classroom lessons into action.

In order to graduate, students must complete a capstone course. “It can be a course where the student designs a police department or a specific division within a police department,” Persky elaborated. This gives students invaluable real world experience. “Some Saint Leo students will take the ‘Cold Cases’ course, and they will work on actual cold case homicide cases with officers from agencies near the University Campus,” he said.

Students enrolled at Saint Leo’s flagship Florida location their senior year also can enroll in the local law enforcement academy while completing their degree. This allows them to finish the year

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with not only a college degree, but law enforcement certification in the state of Florida. “This helps many of our graduates get their first jobs after completing their college degrees,” Persky said.

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The criminal justice B.A. pro-gram at University of Washington, Tacoma is unique in that it was

developed through the school’s pre-existing social work program, so it has a strong focus on restorative justice. “The concept of restor-ative justice differs from the traditional punitive mindset by focus-ing on healing and bringing groups together,” said Diane Young, Ph.D., the director of University of Washington, Tacoma’s social work program. This criminal justice program has a strong empha-sis on alternatives to incarceration and requires students to take a course on mental illness and addiction, two factors that contribute to the problem of mass incarceration. “If we could impact systems that ensure public safety while reducing the tremendous resources that go towards locking folks up, wouldn’t that be a good thing?”

Students learn invaluable interpersonal skills through the lens of social justice, such as resolving conflict verbally, building a rap-port and working with diverse populations. Criminal justice stu-dents will hone their research skills, expand or sharpen their critical thinking skills, learn how policies impact diverse populations and groups, and enhance their understanding of why people break the law and get involved in the criminal justice system. Examples of assignments include having students build a model of a prison that was designed with social justice principles in mind. Students will also have “application projects,” where they take the principles of restorative justice, for example, and apply them to real policies and local community programs.

Having started in 2010, the program has already grown to 250 students, and faculty are working on approval to have an online ver-sion of the course in the fall of 2014.

Central texaS College

At Central Texas College (CTC), which has campuses as well as online degree programs, students can work toward a certificate of completion and an Associate of Applied Science degree in criminal justice and criminal justice with corrections specialization. CTC also offers a certificate of completion in fire courses, said Jon Cella, the Protective Services department chair.

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Each degree plan requires 67 semester hours. Courses may be taken in eight online or 16 face-to-face week semesters, and face-to-face classes in the summer semester usually last 10 weeks. In addition to the certificate and degree, CTC encourages its students to get real world experience through its police academy, and has also trained correctional officer recruits through a corrections academy. A certificate of completion in fire courses is also available to students. Students can also receive class credit through hands-on internships.

“Students enrolled in our degree plans learn from instructors who have actually been out in the field,” said Cella. “All of our instructors have experience in the field they teach in. It may have been as a peace officer, a corrections officer, a military police officer or criminal investigations agent, or a firefighter. We teach students to use ‘critical thinking’ when solving problems, and, as a student, they are able to use that to complete assignments. This is a skill they can take out into the real world and use after they graduate.”

graduation: what next?

After earning a degree, depending on the desired job, students may still need additional schooling and experience to reach their ultimate goal. “It is rare that a student will graduate … and go directly to a federal agency with their baccalaureate degree,”

Persky said. “They must put in their time at the local level—usually sev-eral years—before they can move into careers with federal agencies.” While students in the criminal jus-tice department will graduate with the skills required to become police or corrections officers, prospective crime scene investigators should consider taking some science classes to augment their criminal justice degree. M.A. degrees are increasingly required for advancement, and the FBI and other federal agencies may also want candidates to have accounting, computer science or law degrees as well.

Regardless of what students choose to do with their criminal-justice related degree, one thing is certain about what they will encounter in their new position. As Cella said, like serving in the military, “There is the element of change and doing the unexpected: Each day is unique, and you never know what you will encounter.” O



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Learning StrategiesThe University of Maryland

is creating a hub for supporting innovative, technology-enhanced education on campus with the launch of the new Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC). The center was created to help transform the university’s courses, teaching and classrooms through tech-nology and training to improve student learning, engagement and success.

As technology continues to become a growing presence in the university landscape, the new center will support instruc-tors in the implementation of those new technologies by offering training in new strate-gies, introducing them to the right tools and measuring how well they work. The TLTC will lead the strategic development of educational strategy, policy, program assessment, and the appropriate use of technology

for existing and new course delivery structures.

“I have no doubt that a rising generation of students has been primed for this blend of classroom partici-pation and online learning,” said University of Maryland President Wallace Loh. “We see it at the new public charter middle school, the College Park Academy, where students from all backgrounds take to this style of learning quite naturally. We see it in the enthusiasm of faculty who conducted massive open online courses. This initia-tive will keep us in the forefront of educational innovation.”

The TLTC will leverage the strengths of the university’s existing resources, including the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Division of IT’s Integrated Learning Technologies and Environments department.

ECA Inducted into Military Spouse Employment Partnership

Education Corporation of America (ECA) was inducted into the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership during a ceremony at the Pentagon. ECA owns and operates private institutions of higher education throughout the United States, serving thousands of students and providing qualified employees to businesses. The ECA schools that were recognized with this honor include Virginia College, Virginia College Online, New England College of Business and Finance, Ecotech Institute and Golf Academy of America.

“ECA’s induction into the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership is truly an honor,” said Michael Williams, execu-tive vice president and chief human resources officer of Education Corporation of America. “The induction personifies our commitment to helping military spouses find flexible career opportunities

that allow them to continue working even while frequently moving across the country. As an orga-nization, we will continue to be committed to this effort in honor of the brave men and women of our armed forces and their families, who sacrifice so much for the sake of our nation’s safety.”

Since 2009, ECA’s schools have enrolled several hundred military spouses, who have taken career-training courses to prepare them for portable careers in fields such as business admin-istration, medical office administration, human resource management, culinary and pastry arts and management information systems. ECA has also enrolled more than 8,000 military students since 2009, and about 15 percent of its 18,000 students are affiliated in some way with the military.

The induction into the partnership will help spouses who receive education through

ECA schools to find careers where they can apply the lessons they have learned in the classroom or online. The Military Spouse Employment Partnership, part of the Department of Defense’s broader Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, is a career partnership connecting military spouses to more than 200 partner employers to help them find employment, build on their education and experience and achieve their career and personal goals.

New University of Nebraska Online Certificate Program in

Designing for Elderly

A new online program offered by the University of Nebraska aims to design and build environments that meet the unique needs of older adults. A graduate certificate in gerontology with a concentration in interior design, taught collabora-tively by faculty from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), is now available through the University of Nebraska Online Worldwide website. The certificate is available fully online, making it an excellent option for working professionals looking to specialize their skillsets.

Lower shelves, stair railings, more bars to grab onto—common-sense changes like these can help older individuals stay in their homes or offices longer and main-tain a higher quality of life.

“Designing for an aging population is about creating spaces that fit the needs of older adults. As people age, they want to remain in their homes. This program is designed to prepare people to create environments that allow older individuals to live in comforting and supportive environments,” said Julie Masters, professor and chair in the UNO Department of Gerontology. “The certificate is one of the first in the nation where students can combine knowledge of gerontology with the principles of interior design—an innovative and collaborative effort between University of Nebraska campuses that will address an area of growing need and interest.”

Architects, engineers, interior designers, realtors, hospital or nursing admin-istrators, health care workers and others would be ideally suited to the program, as would current master’s degree students in gerontology, interior design or architec-ture. The graduate certificate includes 18 credit hours. The certificate joins other NU online programs in related fields, including undergraduate and graduate certificates and a master’s degree in social gerontology offered by UNO, and a master’s degree in architecture with a specialization in interior design offered by UNL.


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Welcome to Military Advanced Education’s 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities. This year’s survey had a record number of participants—nearly 500 schools responded to our extensive questionnaire.

Our goal in designing the survey was to take into consideration the military-friendly characteristics most relevant to you, the prospective student. This year, for the first time, we invited schools to submit an essay in addition to the questionnaire to detail their military-friendly policies. This essay helped create a clear picture of each school’s culture and services for students; allowing institutions to describe the intangibles that sometimes aren’t apparent in a survey format.

Color-coded dashboards throughout the Guide display the results of our survey. They consist of five gauges representing key categories of consideration to servicemembers, veterans, their spouses and dependents: Military Culture, Financial Assistance, Flexibility, Online Support and Support On Campus. The online support score is a new one for this year, as we understand that some schools are more Internet-based, and that some military students might strongly base their education choices on a school’s online presence.

It is important to note that we could only evaluate the information that was provided; each institution was responsible for disclosure. Responses to the survey questions were assigned weights to reflect their relative importance within each of the five categories, and were then totaled to determine their score for that gauge. Each dashboard gauge has a shaded background that shows the maximum potential points for that category. Against that background is a darker bar, which shows how many points that school achieved.

You’ll see that we have included the results for all the schools that responded to our questionnaire. We

believe that having as much data as possible will help prospective students make a well-informed decision about which school best suits their needs. Although we are not ranking schools in the Guide, we have recognized the schools that exhibited strong military-friendly policies with an MAE 2014 top military-friendly logo to use in their promotional materials.

As in previous years, all institutions were judged based on the same criteria; we did not judge private, public, for-profit, not-for-profit, four-year, or two-year colleges separately, because we believe that regardless of size or degrees granted, there are efforts that any school can make to better serve those who have served our nation.

The print version of the Guide isn’t the only resource that MAE has prepared for you. Visit www.mae-kmi.com to view our searchable database of schools. Here, you may access and review all of the survey answers from all of the participating institutions, and see all the information we used in evaluating submissions. The database is searchable by school name, state, online campus or brick-and-mortar campus. This tool is invaluable for comparing and contrasting the schools on your list of consideration.

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abIlEnE ChrIsTIan UnIvErsITyAbilene, Texaswww.acu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,626Graduate Enrollment: 741Military Enrollment: 117Average Class Size: 20-30 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

abrahaM balDwIn aGrICUlTUral COllEGETifton, Ga.www.abac.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,222Military Enrollment: 75Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s

aGnEs sCOTT COllEGEDecatur, Ga.www.agnesscott.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 904Military Enrollment: 20Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s

albany sTaTE UnIvErsITyAlbany, Ga.www.asurams.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,780Graduate Enrollment: 624Military Enrollment: 92Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

allEn UnIvErsITyColumbia, S.C.www.allenuniversity.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 672Military Enrollment: 31Average Class Size: 13 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s

allIanT InTErnaTIOnal UnIvErsITySan Diego, Calif.www.alliant.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 908Graduate Enrollment: 3,497Military Enrollment: 220Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

allIED aMErICan UnIvErsITyLaguna Hills, Calif.http://allied.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,062Military Enrollment: 2,040Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

aMErICan InTErCOnTInEnTal UnIvErsITySchaumburg, Ill.www.aiuniv.eduAverage Class Size: 25Accreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

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aMErICan naTIOnal UnIvErsITySalem, Va.www.an.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,300Graduate Enrollment: 100Military Enrollment: 134Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: national, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

aMErICan sEnTInEl UnIvErsITyAurora, Colo.www.americansentinel.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,620Graduate Enrollment: 812Military Enrollment: 318Average Class Size: 11 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

aMErICan UnIvErsITyWashington, D.C.www.american.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,299Graduate Enrollment: 5,605Military Enrollment: 120Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

anCIlla COllEGEDonaldson, Ind.www.ancilla.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 430Military Enrollment: 6Average Class Size: 13 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate

anDrEw COllEGECuthbert, Ga.www.andrewcollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 316Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate

annE arUnDEl COMMUnITy COllEGEArnold, Md.www.aacc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 26,080Military Enrollment: 1,304Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, certificates

anTIOCh UnIvErsITy MIDwEsTYellow Springs, Ohiohttp://midwest.antioch.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 116Graduate Enrollment: 248Military Enrollment: 25Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

apOllOs UnIvErsITyHuntington Beach, Calif.www.apollos.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9 Graduate Enrollment: 100Military Enrollment: 6Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

arCaDIa UnIvErsITyGlenside, Pa.www.arcadia.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,359Graduate Enrollment: 1,668Military Enrollment: 55Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates



arGOsy UnIvErsITyOrange, Calif.www.argosy.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,641Graduate Enrollment: 10,658Military Enrollment: 2,612Average Class Size: 8 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

arkansas sTaTE UnIvErsITyState University, Ark.www.astate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,168Graduate Enrollment: 3,709Military Enrollment: 442Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF aTlanTaAtlanta, Ga.www.artinstitutes.edu/atlantaUndergrad Enrollment: 4,729Military Enrollment: 543Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACSDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF aTlanTa - DECaTUrDecatur, Ga.www.artinstitutes.edu/decaturUndergrad Enrollment: 792Military Enrollment: 81Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACS Council for Interior Design AccreditationDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF aUsTInAustin, Texaswww.artinstitutes.edu/austinUndergrad Enrollment: 2,310Military Enrollment: 354Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACSDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - hOllywOODNorth Hollywood, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/hollywoodUndergrad Enrollment: 2,917Military Enrollment: 159Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASCDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - InlanD EMpIrESan Bernadino, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/inlandempireUndergrad Enrollment: 3,291Military Enrollment: 178Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASC American Culinary Federation Inc., Council for Interior Design Accreditation Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

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arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - lOs anGElEsSanta Monica, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/losangelesUndergrad Enrollment: 2,961Military Enrollment: 190Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASC, American Culinary Federation Inc., Council for Interior Design Accreditation Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - OranGE COUnTySanta Ana, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/orangecountyUndergrad Enrollment: 3,056Military Enrollment: 228Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASCDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - saCraMEnTOSacramento, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/sacramentoUndergrad Enrollment: 1,881Military Enrollment: 189Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASCDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - san DIEGOSan Diego, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/sandiegoUndergrad Enrollment: 2,959Military Enrollment: 860Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASC, American Culinary Federation Inc., Council for Interior Design Accreditation Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - san FranCIsCOSan Francisco, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/sanfranciscoUndergrad Enrollment: 2,289Graduate Enrollment: 11Military Enrollment: 157Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASC, American Culinary Federation Inc. Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CalIFOrnIa - sIlICOn vallEySunnyvale, Calif.www.artinstitutes.edu/siliconvalleyUndergrad Enrollment: 1,049Military Enrollment: 159Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: regional - WASCDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CharlEsTOnCharleston, S.C.www.artinstitutes.edu/charlestonUndergrad Enrollment: 1,098Military Enrollment: 149Average Class Size: 13 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACS, American Culinary Federation Inc., Council for Interior Design Accreditation, National Kitchen & Bath AssociationDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF CharlOTTECharlotte, N.C.www.artinstitutes.edu/charlotteUndergrad Enrollment: 1,992Military Enrollment: 108Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACSDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF COlOraDODenver, Colo.www.artinstitutes.edu/denverUndergrad Enrollment: 3,506Military Enrollment: 337Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional - HLCDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

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arT InsTITUTE OF hOUsTOnHouston, Texaswww.artinstitutes.edu/houstonUndergrad Enrollment: 3,232Military Enrollment: 324Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACS, American Culinary Federation Inc., Council for Interior Design Accreditation, National Kitchen & Bath AssociationDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

arT InsTITUTE OF hOUsTOn - nOrThHouston, Texaswww.artinstitutes.edu/houston-northUndergrad Enrollment: 571Military Enrollment: 47Average Class Size: 13 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACSDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

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Contact:Shawn MannDirector of Military Education [email protected] Enrollment: 5,146Graduate Enrollment: 950Military Enrollment: 2,176Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


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Contact:Linda ArneyRecruiter/Admission Support [email protected] Enrollment: 4,700Graduate Enrollment: 4,200Military Enrollment: 300Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


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Contact:Dr. Richard RobitailleAssistant Vice [email protected] Enrollment: 7,500Military Enrollment: 2,000Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s


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CEnTral MIChIGan UnIvErsITy GlObal CaMpUsMt. Pleasant, Mich.www.cmich.edu/globalcampus

Contact:Fred KaiserMarketing Coordinator, Military [email protected] Enrollment: 7,810Graduate Enrollment: 7,125Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


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CharlEsTOn sOUThErn UnIvErsITyCharleston, S.C.www.csuniv.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,666Graduate Enrollment: 429Military Enrollment: 305Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

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ChaThaM UnIvErsITyPittsburgh, Pa.www.chatham.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 900Graduate Enrollment: 1,200Military Enrollment: 30Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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ClarksOn UnIvErsITyPotsdam, N.Y.www.clarkson.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,072Graduate Enrollment: 532Military Enrollment: 36Average Class Size: 27 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

COasTal CarOlIna UnIvErsITyConway, S.C.www.coastal.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,746Graduate Enrollment: 589Military Enrollment: 282Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

COasTlInE COMMUnITy COllEGEFountain Valley, Calif.www.coastline.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 22,546Military Enrollment: 16,615Average Class Size: 54 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

COllEGE OF lakE COUnTyGrayslake, Ill.www.clcillinois.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 18,740Military Enrollment: 927Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate

COllEGE OF wIllIaM anD MaryWilliamsburg, Va.www.wm.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,171Graduate Enrollment: 2,087Military Enrollment: 74Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

COllIn COllEGEMcKinney, Texaswww.collin.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 40,600Military Enrollment: 1,240Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, certificates

COlOraDO ChrIsTIan UnIvErsITy Lakewood, Colo.www.ccu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,036Graduate Enrollment: 509Military Enrollment: 788Average Class Size: 11 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

COlOraDO MEsa UnIvErsITyGrand Junction, Colo.www.coloradomesa.edu/index.htmlUndergrad Enrollment: 9,377Graduate Enrollment: 66Military Enrollment: 350Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: national, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

COlOraDO sTaTE UnIvErsITyFort Collins, Colo.www.colostate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 22,412Graduate Enrollment: 4,357Military Enrollment: 794Average Class Size: 37 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

COlOraDO sTaTE UnIvErsITy-GlObal CaMpUsGreenwood Village, Colo.http://csuglobal.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,742Graduate Enrollment: 1,993Military Enrollment: 1,518Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

COlOraDO sTaTE UnIvErsITy-pUEblOPueblo, Colo.www.colostate-pueblo.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,609Graduate Enrollment: 259Military Enrollment: 208Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

COlOraDO TEChnICal UnIvErsITyColorado Springs, Colo.www.coloradotech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 17,156Graduate Enrollment: 2,633Military Enrollment: 6,524Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

COlUMbIa COllEGEColumbia, Mo.www.ccis.edu

Contact:Mike LederleAssistant Dean, Military and Federal [email protected] Enrollment: 29,890Graduate Enrollment: 1,486Military Enrollment: 7,446Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


COlUMbIa COllEGE ChICaGOChicago, Ill.www.colum.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,000Graduate Enrollment: 686Military Enrollment: 155Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

COlUMbIa InTErnaTIOnal UnIvErsITyColumbia, S.C.www.ciu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 579Graduate Enrollment: 684Military Enrollment: 88Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

COlUMbIa sOUThErn UnIvErsITyOrange Beach, Ala.www.columbiasouthern.edu

Contact:Karl HoffmannDirector of Military [email protected] Enrollment: 27,538Graduate Enrollment: 9,481Military Enrollment: 17,528Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


COlUMbUs sTaTE COMMUnITy COllEGEColumbus, Ohiowww.cscc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 27,191Military Enrollment: 1,050Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate

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COMMUnITy bUsInEss COllEGEModesto, Calif.www.communitybusinesscollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 52Military Enrollment: 11Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: specialized/programmaticDegree Types: certificates

COMMUnITy COllEGE OF balTIMOrE COUnTyBaltimore, Md.www.ccbcmd.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 26,271Military Enrollment: 995Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, certificates

COMMUnITy COllEGE OF bEavEr COUnTyMonaca, Pa.www.ccbc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,596Military Enrollment: 90Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate

COnCOrDIa UnIvErsITySaint Paul, Minn.www.csp.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,752Graduate Enrollment: 1,189Military Enrollment: 122Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

COnnECTICUT InsTITUTE OF haIr DEsIGnWolcott, Conn.www.cthairandbarberschool.comUndergrad Enrollment: 72Military Enrollment: 1Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: certificates

COpIah-lInCOln COMMUnITy COllEGEWesson, Miss.www.colin.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,130Military Enrollment: 180Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

COsUMnEs rIvEr COllEGESacramento, Calif.www.crc.losrios.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,000Military Enrollment: 165Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate

CrOwn COllEGESt Bonifacius, Minn.www.crown.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 478Graduate Enrollment: 169Military Enrollment: 66Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

DaEMEn COllEGEAmherst, N.Y.www.daemen.edu

Contact:Walter GordonDirector of Veterans and Veteran Family [email protected] Undergrad Enrollment: 2,200Graduate Enrollment: 766Military Enrollment: 80Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

DakOTa COllEGE aT bOTTInEaUBottineau, N.D.www.dakotacollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 774Military Enrollment: 32Average Class Size: 9 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Type: associate, certificates

Dallas bapTIsT UnIvErsITyDallas, Texaswww.dbu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,513Graduate Enrollment: 2,109Military Enrollment: 235Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, doctoral, certificates

DarTMOUTh COllEGEHanover, N.H.www.dartmouth.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,200Graduate Enrollment: 2,100Military Enrollment: 20Accreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

DarTOn sTaTE COllEGEAlbany, Ga.www.darton.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,300Military Enrollment: 225Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s

DavEnpOrT UnIvErsITyGrand Rapids, Mich.www.davenport.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 12,882Graduate Enrollment: 3,131Military Enrollment: 436Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

DavIs & ElkIns COllEGEElkins, W.Va.www.dewv.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 818Military Enrollment: 20Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s

DEpaUl UnIvErsITyChicago, Ill.www.depaul.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 24,966Graduate Enrollment: 8,468Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

DEs MOInEs arEa COMMUnITy COllEGEAnkeny, Iowahttps://go.dmacc.edu/pages/welcomeUndergrad Enrollment: 22,658Military Enrollment: 622Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

DEvry UnIvErsITyDowners Grove, Ill.www.devry.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 59,484Graduate Enrollment: 20,137Military Enrollment: 12,243Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

DOanE COllEGECrete, Lincoln & Grand Island, Neb.www.doane.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,919Graduate Enrollment: 866Military Enrollment: 98Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s



www.fhsu.edu/virtualcollege/military/

Meet Jeremy Carlton, FHSU’s Military Success Specialist. Jeremy is one of the many FHSU personnel who provides ongoing support for our military students. An Air Force veteran, Jeremy is always available to answer questions about almost any aspect of the Fort Hays State student experience. Whether your question is about one of the 40+ bachelor’s and master’s degree programs we offer fully online, our approach to personalized advising, or how to apply and use your T.A., Jeremy can help.

The face of “Military Friendly.”

For more information on how FHSU can work with you to achieve your educational goals, contact Jeremy at:[email protected]

Forward Thinking. World Ready.

Affordable tuition:$182 per credit hour for undergraduate courses$247 per credit hour for graduate courses (except MBA - $400 per credit hour)

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DrExEl UnIvErsITyPhiladelphia, Pa.www.drexel.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 15,876Graduate Enrollment: 9,624Military Enrollment: 682Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

D’yOUvIllE COllEGEBuffalo, N.Y.www.dyc.edu

Contact:Ben RandleDirector, Veterans Affairs [email protected] Enrollment: 2,075Graduate Enrollment: 1,121Military Enrollment: 397Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

EasT MIssIssIppI COMMUnITy COllEGEMayhew, Miss.www.eastms.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,511Military Enrollment: 296Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

EasTErn IOwa COMMUnITy COllEGEsDavenport, Iowahttp://eicc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,474Military Enrollment: 166Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate

EasTErn kEnTUCky UnIvErsITyRichmond, Ky.www.eku.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 13,645Graduate Enrollment: 2,139Military Enrollment: 1,296Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

EasTErn MIChIGan UnIvErsITy Ypsilanti, Mich.www.emich.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 23,341Graduate Enrollment: 4,772Military Enrollment: 641Average Class Size: 35 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates



EasTErn OrEGOn UnIvErsITyLa Grande, Ore.www.eou.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,845Graduate Enrollment: 363Military Enrollment: 246Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

EasTErn shOrE COMMUnITy COllEGEMelfa, Va.www.es.vccs.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,338Military Enrollment: 121Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

EasTErn washInGTOn UnIvErsITyCheney, Wash.www.ewu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 11,336Graduate Enrollment: 1,227Military Enrollment: 535Average Class Size: 27 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

ECOTECh InsTITUTEAurora, Colo.www.ecotechinstitute.comUndergrad Enrollment: 462Military Enrollment: 100Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate

ECpI UnIvErsITyVirginia Beach, Va.www.ecpi.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9,500Graduate Enrollment: 25Military Enrollment: 2,375Average Class Size: 15-20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

EDGECOMbE COMMUnITy COllEGETarboro, N.C.www.edgecombe.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,033Military Enrollment: 200Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

EDGEwOOD COllEGEMadison, Wis.www.edgewood.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,028Graduate Enrollment: 1,036Military Enrollment: 141Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

El pasO COMMUnITy COllEGEEl Paso, Texaswww.epcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 39,999Military Enrollment: 2,799Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

EMbry-rIDDlE aErOnaUTICal UnIvErsITy - rEsIDEnTIalDaytona Beach, Fla.Prescott, Ariz.www.erau.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,212Graduate Enrollment: 632Military Enrollment: 716Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

EMbry-rIDDlE aErOnaUTICal UnIvErsITy - wOrlDwIDEDaytona Beach, Fla.www.erau.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 17,014Graduate Enrollment: 7,768Military Enrollment: 12,239Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

EMOry & hEnry COllEGEEmory, Va.www.ehc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 909Graduate Enrollment: 35Military Enrollment: 20Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

ErIE COMMUnITy COllEGEBuffalo, N.Y.www.ecc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 28,112Military Enrollment: 1,600Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

ErwIn TEChnICal CEnTErTampa, Fla.www.erwin.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,250Military Enrollment: 110Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: certificates

EvErEsT UnIvErsITy OnlInETampa, Fla.www.everstonline.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 29,627Graduate Enrollment: 505Military Enrollment: 1,445Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

ExCEl lEarnInG CEnTEr - El pasOEl Paso, Texaswww.excel.eduGraduate Enrollment: 165Military Enrollment: 82Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: certificates

ExCEl lEarnInG CEnTEr-aUsTInAustin, Texaswww.excel.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 120Military Enrollment: 40Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: national, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: certificates

ExCElsIOr COllEGEAlbany, N.Y.www.excelsior.edu

Contact:Sue DewanExecutive Director, Center for Military [email protected] Enrollment: 35,097Graduate Enrollment: 1,682Military Enrollment: 13,357Average Class Size: 13 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


FarMInGDalE sTaTE COllEGEFarmingdale, N.Y.www.farmingdale.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,000Military Enrollment: 173Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates



FayETTEvIllE TEChnICal COMMUnITy COllEGEFayetteville, N.C.www.faytechcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 11,872Military Enrollment: 6,550Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate

FErrIs sTaTE UnIvErsITyBig Rapids, Mich.www.ferris.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,533Graduate Enrollment: 1,212Military Enrollment: 573Average Class Size: 35 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

FlOrIDa InsTITUTE OF TEChnOlOGyMelbourne, Fla.www.fit.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,287Graduate Enrollment: 3,529Military Enrollment: 771Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

FlOrIDa naTIOnal UnIvErsITyHialeah, Fla.www.fnu.edu

Contact:Yolanda NavarroAdmissions [email protected] Enrollment: 4,812Graduate Enrollment: 42Military Enrollment: 93Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


FOrDhaM UnIvErsITyNew York, N.Y.www.fordham.edu/vets

Contact:Michael GillanAssociate Vice President [email protected] Enrollment: 8,325Graduate Enrollment: 6,845Military Enrollment: 296Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


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South Campus(305) 226-9999

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Online Learning Campus(305) 821-3333

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Florida National University awards the following degrees:

• Master Degrees• Bachelor Degrees• Associate Degrees

• Diplomas and Certificates

• Continuing Education Credit

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Florida National University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, and master degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Florida National University. http://www.sacscoc.org

For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who have completed the program, and other important information, please visit our website at http://www.fnu.edu/gainful-employment-disclosure

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FOrT hays sTaTE UnIvErsITy Hays, Kan.www.fhsu.edu/virtualcollege/

Contact:Jeremy CarltonMilitary Success [email protected] Enrollment: 13,594Graduate Enrollment: 2,803Military Enrollment: 866Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


FOx sChOOl OF bUsInEss/TEMplE UnIvErsITyPhiladelphia, Pa.www.fox.temple.edu/yellowribbon

Contact:Deborah CampbellSenior Assistance Dean, Undergraduate [email protected] Enrollment: 27,567Graduate Enrollment: 9,177Military Enrollment: 1,371Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

FranklIn UnIvErsITyColumbus, Ohiowww.franklin.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,891Graduate Enrollment: 1,429Military Enrollment: 1,072Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

FrEsnO CITy COllEGEFresno, Calif.www.fresnocitycollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 23,000Military Enrollment: 500 each semesterAverage Class Size: 40 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, certificates

GarDEn CITy COMMUnITy COllEGEGarden City, Kan.www.gcccks.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,200Military Enrollment: 20Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, certificates

GarDnEr-wEbb UnIvErsITyBoiling Springs, N.C.http://gardner-webb.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,693Graduate Enrollment: 2,231Military Enrollment: 128Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

GaTEway COMMUnITy anD TEChnICal COllEGEEdgewood, Ky.www.gateway.kctcs.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,015Military Enrollment: 171Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

GaTEway COMMUnITy COllEGEPhoenix, Ariz.www.gatewaycc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,925Graduate Enrollment: 1,786Military Enrollment: 359Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

GEOrGE MasOn UnIvErsITyFairfax, Va.www.gmu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 20,067Graduate Enrollment: 10,157Military Enrollment: 1,900Average Class Size: 20-40 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

GEOrGIa GwInnETT COllEGELawrenceville, Ga.www.ggc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9,397Military Enrollment: 232Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s

GEOrGIa hIGhlanDs COllEGECartersville, Ga.www.highlands.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,760Military Enrollment: 211Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate

GEOrGIa InsTITUTE OF TEChnOlOGyAtlanta, Ga.http://gatech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,527Graduate Enrollment: 7,030Military Enrollment: 200Average Class Size: 100 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

GEOrGIa MIlITary COllEGE - COlUMbUs CaMpUsColumbus, Ga.www.gmc411.comUndergrad Enrollment: 210Military Enrollment: 56Average Class Size: 11 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate

GEOrGIa pErIMETEr COllEGEDecatur, Ga.www.gpc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 23,619Military Enrollment: 755Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

GEOrGIa rEGEnTs UnIvErsITyAugusta, Ga.www.gru.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,257Graduate Enrollment: 3,290Military Enrollment: 660Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

GEOrGIa sOUThErn UnIvErsITyStatesboro, Ga.www.georgiasouthern.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 17,993Graduate Enrollment: 2,581Military Enrollment: 254Average Class Size: 43 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

GlObal UnIvErsITySpringfield, Mo.www.globaluniversity.edu

Contact:Anthony GarciaAssistant Director of U.S. Student [email protected] Enrollment: 4,986Graduate Enrollment: 359Military Enrollment: 39Accreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates



GlObE UnIvErsITyWoodbury, Minn.www.globeuniversity.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,508Graduate Enrollment: 131Military Enrollment: 420Average Class Size: 11 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

GOlF aCaDEMy OF aMErICaOrlando, Fla.www.golfacademy.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,019Military Enrollment: 289Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate

GranD vallEy sTaTE UnIvErsITyAllendale, Mich.www.gvsu.eduUndergraduate Enrollment: 21,317Graduate Enrollment: 3,337Military Enrollment: 484Average Class Size: 27 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

GranITE sTaTE COllEGEConcord, N.H.www.granite.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,043Graduate Enrollment: 119Military Enrollment: 265Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

GranThaM UnIvErsITyKansas City, Mo.www.grantham.edu

Contact:Jared ParletteVice President of [email protected] Enrollment: 15,337Graduate Enrollment: 2,516Military Enrollment: 11,437Average Class Size: 8 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

GrEEn MOUnTaIn COllEGEPoultney, Vt.www.greenmtn.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 637Graduate Enrollment: 174Military Enrollment: 15Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

GwynEDD MErCy COllEGEGwynedd-Valley, Pa.www.gmc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,223Graduate Enrollment: 349Military Enrollment: 67Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

haGErsTOwn COMMUnITy COllEGEHagerstown, Md.www.hagerstowncc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,000 Military Enrollment: 390Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

haMlInE UnIvErsITySt. Paul, Minn.www.hamline.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,045Graduate Enrollment: 1,577Military Enrollment: 128Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

harrIsOn MIDDlETOn UnIvErsITyTempe, Ariz.www.hmu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 75Graduate Enrollment: 80Military Enrollment: 15Average Class Size: individual instructionAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

Military-friendly education programs from Hawai‘i’s leading independent UniversitySERVING THOSE WHO SERVE

• Traditional and fully online courses• Flexible course scheduling and formats• Military spouse scholarships

• Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs

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hawaII paCIFIC UnIvErsITyHonolulu, Hawaiiwww.hpu.edu/military

Contact:Jason MorganAssistant Director of Recruiting and Retention, Military Campus [email protected] Enrollment: 6,168Graduate Enrollment: 1,295Military Enrollment: 2,540Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s


hEIDElbErG UnIvErsITyTiffin, Ohiowww.heidelberg.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,200Graduate Enrollment: 200Military Enrollment: 10Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

hEnlEy-pUTnaM UnIvErsITySanta Clara, Calif.http://henley-putnam.edu

Contact:Amanda Morrow JensenDirector of [email protected] Enrollment: 550Graduate Enrollment: 450Military Enrollment: 850Average Class Size: 5 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

hOpE InTErnaTIOnal UnIvErsITyFullerton, Calif.www.hiu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,284Graduate Enrollment: 579Military Enrollment: 66Average Class Size: less than 15 for onlineAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

hOwarD COMMUnITy COllEGE Columbia, Md.www.howardcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,152Military Enrollment: 638Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate

hUMbOlDT sTaTE UnIvErsITyArcata, Calif.www.humboldt.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,116Graduate Enrollment: 519Military Enrollment: 131Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

hUnTInGTOn COllEGE OF hEalTh sCIEnCEsKnoxville, Tenn.www.hchs.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 200Graduate Enrollment: 50Military Enrollment: 15Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

IllInOIs sTaTE UnIvErsITyNormal, Ill.http://illinoisstate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 18,207Graduate Enrollment: 2,295Military Enrollment: 390Average Class Size: 30-35 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

InDIan hIlls COMMUnITy COllEGEOttumwa, Iowawww.indianhills.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,885Military Enrollment: 207Average Class Size: 27 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

InDIana TEChFort Wayne, Ind.www.indianatech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,321Graduate Enrollment: 556Military Enrollment: 438Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

InDIana UnIvErsITy OF pEnnsylvanIaIndiana, Pa.www.iup.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 13,058Graduate Enrollment: 2,321Military Enrollment: 552Average Class Size: 20-29 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

InDIana wEslEyan UnIvErsITyMarion, Ind.www.indwes.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 11,103Graduate Enrollment: 4,477Military Enrollment: 613Average Class Size: 11 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

InvEr hIlls COMMUnITy COllEGEInver Grove Heights, Minn.www.inverhills.mnscu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,073Military Enrollment: 447Average Class Size: 32 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

ITT TEChnICal InsTITUTECarmel, Ind.www.itt-tech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 60,000Graduate Enrollment: 1,398Military Enrollment: 10,000Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

JaCksOn sTaTE COMMUnITy COllEGEJackson, Tenn.www.jscc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,585Military Enrollment: 112Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, certificates



JaCksOn sTaTE UnIvErsITyJackson, Miss.www.jsums.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,545Graduate Enrollment: 2,216Military Enrollment: 310Average Class Size: 20-25 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

JarvIs ChrIsTIan COllEGEHawkins, Texaswww.jarvis.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,136 Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s

JOhn TylEr COMMUnITy COllEGEChester, Va.www.jtcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,116Military Enrollment: 1,144Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

JOnEs InTErnaTIOnal UnIvErsITyCentennial, Colo.www.jiu.edu

Contact:Karanne BurdickMarketing [email protected] Enrollment: 1,683Graduate Enrollment: 1,467Military Enrollment: 539Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


kansas sTaTE UnIvErsITyManhattan, Kan.www.military.k-state.edu

Contact:Rachel SchaferAcademic [email protected] Enrollment: 19,853Graduate Enrollment: 4,061Military Enrollment: 1,141Average Class Size: 20-30 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


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kaplan UnIvErsITyChicago, Ill.www.kaplanuniversity.edu/military.aspxUndergrad Enrollment: 31,750Graduate Enrollment: 6,502Military Enrollment: 8,284Average Class Size: 21 students- undergrad, 14 students- gradAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

kaplan UnIvErsITy - DEs MOInEsUrbandale, Iowawww.kaplanuniversity.edu/desmoinesUndergrad Enrollment: 1,025Graduate Enrollment: 77Military Enrollment: 169Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

kEIsEr UnIvErsITyFort Lauderdale, Fla.www.keiseruniversity.edu

Contact:Jan Del SignoreAssociate Vice Chancellor of Military [email protected] Enrollment: 12,707Graduate Enrollment: 601Military Enrollment: 2,307Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


kEnnEsaw sTaTE UnIvErsITyKennesaw, Ga.www.kennesaw.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 22,333Graduate Enrollment: 1,854Military Enrollment: 800Average Class Size: 40 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

kIrkwOOD COMMUnITy COllEGECedar Rapids, Iowawww.kirkwood.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 22,962Military Enrollment: 770Average Class Size: 25-30 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

kUTzTOwn UnIvErsITy OF pEnnsylvanIaKutztown, Pa.www.kutztown.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9,135Graduate Enrollment: 669Military Enrollment: 167Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

lakE sUpErIOr sTaTE UnIvErsITySault Sainte Marie, Mich.www.lssu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,590Graduate Enrollment: 9Military Enrollment: 81Average Class Size: 30 peopleAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

lakEwOOD COllEGECleveland Heights, Ohiowww.lakewoodcollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,994Graduate Enrollment: 381Military Enrollment: 17-54Accreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, certificates

laMar UnIvErsITyBeaumont, Texaswww.lamar.eduUndergraduate Enrollment: 9,674Graduate Enrollment: 4,615Military Enrollment: 725Average Class Size: 46 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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lEwIs UnIvErsITyRomeoville, Ill.www.lewisu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,750Graduate Enrollment: 750Military Enrollment: 553Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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lIpsCOMb UnIvErsITyNashville, Tenn.www.lipscomb.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,858Graduate Enrollment: 1,514Military Enrollment: 200Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

lUbbOCk ChrIsTIan UnIvErsITyLubbock, Texaswww.lcu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,640Graduate Enrollment: 495Military Enrollment: 61Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

MaDOnna UnIvErsITy Livonia, Mich.www.madonna.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,500Graduate Enrollment: 1,200Military Enrollment: 102Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

ManhaTTan arEa TEChnICal COllEGEManhattan, Kan.www.manhattantech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,183Military Enrollment: 155Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

MarshallTOwn COMMUnITy COllEGEMarshalltown, Iowawww.iavalley.edu/mcc/index.htmlUndergrad Enrollment: 5,971 Military Enrollment: 35Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate

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MarylanD InsTITUTE COllEGE OF arTBaltimore, Md.www.mica.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,822Graduate Enrollment: 249Military Enrollment: 3Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

MaryvIllE UnIvErsITySt. Louis, Mo.www.maryville.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,980Graduate Enrollment: 1,223Military Enrollment: 95Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MassaChUsETTs bay COMMUnITy COllEGEWellesley Hills, Mass.www.massbay.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,251Military Enrollment: 138Average Class Size: 20-30 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

MayvIllE sTaTE UnIvErsITyMayville, N.D.www.mayvillestate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 990Graduate Enrollment: 30Military Enrollment: 25Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s

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MCnEEsE sTaTE UnIvErsITyLake Charles, La.www.mcneese.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,711Graduate Enrollment: 877Military Enrollment: 185Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

MEDaIllE COllEGEBuffalo, N.Y.www.medaille.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,100Graduate Enrollment: 380Military Enrollment: 64Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MErCEr COUnTy COMMUnITy COllEGEWest Windsor, N.J.www.mccc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,873Military Enrollment: 145Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate

MErCy COllEGEDobbs Ferry, N.Y.www.mercy.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,029Graduate Enrollment: 3,425Military Enrollment: 259Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

METhODIsT UnIvErsITyFayetteville, N.C.www.methodist.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,157Graduate Enrollment: 202Military Enrollment: 495Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

METrOpOlITan sTaTE UnIvErsITySt. Paul, Minn.www.metrostate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 11,000Graduate Enrollment: 2,000Military Enrollment: 1,500Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

METrOpOlITan sTaTE UnIvErsITy OF DEnvErDenver, Colo.www.msudenver.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 22,976 Graduate Enrollment: 350 Military Enrollment: 970Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

MIaMI InTErnaTIOnal UnIvErsITy OF arT & DEsIGnMiami, Fla.www.artinstitutes.edu/miamiUndergrad Enrollment: 2,973Graduate Enrollment: 128Military Enrollment: 113Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional - SACSDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

MIChIGan sTaTE UnIvErsITyEast Lansing, Mich.www.msu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 37,454Graduate Enrollment: 8,986Military Enrollment: 262Average Class Size: 49 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MIDDlEsEx COUnTy COllEGEEdison, N.J.www2.middlesexcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 19,561Military Enrollment: 277Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, certificates

MIDlanDs TEChnICal COllEGEColumbia, S.C.www.midlandstech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 16,946Military Enrollment: 1,264Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, certificates

MID-sOUTh COMMUnITy COllEGEWest Memphis, Ark.www.midsouthcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,980Military Enrollment: 113Average Class Size: 15-20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

MIlEs COMMUnITy COllEGEMiles City, Mont.www.milescc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 470Military Enrollment: 8Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates



MIlwaUkEE sChOOl OF EnGInEErInGMilwaukee, Wis.www.msoe.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,378Graduate Enrollment: 186Military Enrollment: 58Average Class Size: 22 students Accreditation: national, regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

MInnEsOTa sChOOl OF bUsInEssRichfield, Minn.www.msbcollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,085Graduate Enrollment: 79Military Enrollment: 408Average Class Size: 11 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

MIsErICOrDIa UnIvErsITyDallas, Pa.www.misericordia.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,427Graduate Enrollment: 585Military Enrollment: 54Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MIssIssIppI COllEGEClinton, Miss.www.mc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,050Graduate Enrollment: 1,900Military Enrollment: 150Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MIssIssIppI sTaTE UnIvErsITyMississippi State, Miss.www.msstate.edu

Contact:Professor Linda [email protected] Enrollment: 16,390Graduate Enrollment: 3,975Military Enrollment: 2,097Average Class Size: 30-40 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


MIssOUrI UnIvErsITy OF sCIEnCE & TEChnOlOGyRolla, Mo.www.mst.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,843Graduate Enrollment: 1,804Military Enrollment: 136Average Class Size: 29 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MITChEll TEChnICal InsTITUTEMitchell, S.D.www.mitchelltech.edu

Contact:Julie A. BrookbankDirector of Marketing & Public [email protected] Enrollment: 434Military Enrollment: 61Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

MOnMOUTh UnIvErsITyWest Long Branch, N.J.www.monmouth.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,738Graduate Enrollment: 1,734Military Enrollment: 85Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MOnrOE COMMUnITy COllEGERochester, N.Y.www.monroecc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 35,219Military Enrollment: 899Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, certificates

MOnTErEy pEnInsUla COllEGEMonterey, Calif.www.mpc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 15,929 Military Enrollment: 1,490Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

MOnTGOMEry COUnTy COMMUnITy COllEGEBlue Bell, Pa.www.mc3.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 12,876Military Enrollment: 814Accreditation: national Degree Types: associate, certificates

MOrEhEaD sTaTE UnIvErsITyMorehead, Ky.www.moreheadstate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9,725Graduate Enrollment: 1,447Military Enrollment: 237Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation Type: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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MOTlOw sTaTE COMMUnITy COllEGELynchburg, Tenn.www.mscc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,717Graduate Enrollment: 624Military Enrollment: 175Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate

MOTT COMMUnITy COllEGEFlint, Mich.www.mcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 17,687Military Enrollment: 289Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

MOUnT Mary UnIvErsITyMilwaukee, Wis.http://mtmary.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,054Graduate Enrollment: 586Military Enrollment: 15Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

MOUnT waChUsETT COMMUnITy COllEGEGardner, Mass.http://mwcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,731Military Enrollment: 361Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

MOUnT washInGTOn COllEGEManchester, N.H.www.mountwashington.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,893Military Enrollment: 151Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s

nash COMMUnITy COllEGERocky Mount, N.C.www.nashcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,888Graduate Enrollment: 557Military Enrollment: 119Average Class Size: 20-30 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

naTIOnal aMErICan UnIvErsITyRapid City, S.D.www.national.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 11,075Graduate Enrollment: 397Military Enrollment: 2,374Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

naTIOnal COllEGEIndianapolis, Ind.www.national-college.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,535Military Enrollment: 199Average Class Size: 8 studentsAccreditation: national, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

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naTIOnal COllEGE OF bUsInEss & TEChnOlOGyNashville, Tenn.www.national-college.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,020Military Enrollment: 87Average Class Size: 9 studentsAccreditation: national, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

naTIOnal UnIvErsITyLa Jolla, Calif.www.nu.edu

Contact:Vernon H. TaylorAssociate Vice PresidentMilitary & VA [email protected] Enrollment: 15,925Graduate Enrollment: 14,242Military Enrollment: 6,972Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


nazarETh COllEGE OF rOChEsTErRochester, N.Y.www.naz.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,212Graduate Enrollment: 989Military Enrollment: 89Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

nEbraska METhODIsT COllEGEOmaha, Neb.www.methodistcollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 850Graduate Enrollment: 211Military Enrollment: 47Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

nEUMann UnIvErsITyAston, Pa.www.neumann.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,166Graduate Enrollment: 426Military Enrollment: 43Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

nEw EnGlanD COllEGEHenniker, N.H.www.nec.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,582Graduate Enrollment: 1,240Military Enrollment: 110Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

nEw EnGlanD COllEGE OF bUsInEssBoston, Mass.www.necb.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 697Graduate Enrollment: 197Military Enrollment: 60Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

nEw EnGlanD InsTITUTE OF arTBrookline, Mass.www.artinstitutes.edu/bostonUndergrad Enrollment: 1,521Military Enrollment: 57Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional - NEASCDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

nEw MExICO sTaTE UnIvErsITyLas Cruces, N.M.www.nmsu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 17,651Graduate Enrollment: 3,375Military Enrollment: 14,276Average Class Size: 28 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

nEw yOrk FIlM aCaDEMyLos Angeles, Calif.www.nyfa.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 120Graduate Enrollment: 58Military Enrollment: 42Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

nEw yOrk UnIvErsITyNew York, N.Y.www.nyu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 22,000Graduate Enrollment: 20,000Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

nIaGara COUnTy COMMUnITy COllEGESanborn, N.Y.www.niagaracc.suny.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,397Military Enrollment: 194Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, certificates

nOrThEasT wIsCOnsIn TEChnICal COllEGEGreen Bay, Wis.www.nwtc.edu

Contact:Jeremy GalicaVeteran’s [email protected] Enrollment: 43,000Military Enrollment: 757Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, certificates

nOrThErn arIzOna UnIvErsITy Flagstaff, Ariz.http://nau.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 21,700Graduate Enrollment: 4,200Military Enrollment: 1,007Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

nOrThErn vIrGInIa COMMUnITy COllEGEFairfax, Va.www.nvcc.edu

Contact:C. Michael Johnson Director of Military Services [email protected] Enrollment: 78,000Military Enrollment: 7,000Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates


nOrThwEsTErn MIChIGan COllEGETraverse City, Mich.www.nmc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,847Military Enrollment: 262Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, certificates



nOrThwEsTErn sTaTE UnIvErsITyNatchitoches, La.www.nsula.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,587Graduate Enrollment: 1,095Military Enrollment: 482Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

nOrwalk COMMUnITy COllEGENorwalk, Conn.www.ncc.commnet.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9,400Military Enrollment: 107Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, certificates

nOrwICh UnIvErsITyNorthfield, Vt.www.norwich.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,261Graduate Enrollment: 1,114Military Enrollment: 780Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

ObErlIn COllEGEOberlin, Ohiowww.oberlin.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,920Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: bachelor’s

OklahOMa sTaTE UnIvErsITyStillwater, Okla.http://go.okstate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 22,050Graduate Enrollment: 6,511Average Class Size: 32 undergrad/12 graduateAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

OlD DOMInIOn UnIvErsITyNorfolk, Va.www.odu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 19,612Graduate Enrollment: 5,058Military Enrollment: 5,521Average Class Size: 32 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

OlyMpIC COllEGEBremerton, Wash.www.olympic.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 13,888Military Enrollment: 1,676Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

OrEGOn InsTITUTE OF TEChnOlOGyKlamath Falls, Ore.www.oit.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,970Graduate Enrollment: 31Military Enrollment: 165Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

OTTErbEIn UnIvErsITyWesterville, Ohiowww.otterbein.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,575Graduate Enrollment: 422Military Enrollment: 60Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

OUr laDy OF ThE lakE COllEGEBaton Rouge, La.www.ololcollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,585Graduate Enrollment: 163Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

palMEr COllEGE OF ChIrOpraCTICDavenport, Iowawww.palmer.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 48Graduate Enrollment: 1,038Military Enrollment: 79Average Class Size: 35 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

palOMar COllEGESan Marcos, Calif.www.palomar.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 33,000Military Enrollment: 1,600Average Class Size: 32 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, certificates

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Contact:Stephen TerryDirector of Military and Veteran Student [email protected] Enrollment: 20,019Graduate Enrollment: 1,218Military Enrollment: 13,592Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


pEnn sTaTE wOrlD CaMpUsUniversity Park, Pa.www.worldcampus.psu.edu

Contact:Matthew MillerMilitary Admissions [email protected] Enrollment: 6,722Graduate Enrollment: 5,551Military Enrollment: 1,982Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


pOsT UnIvErsITyWaterbury, Conn.www.post.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,269Graduate Enrollment: 1,457Military Enrollment: 4,141Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

pUlaskI TEChnICal COllEGENorth Little Rock, Ark.www.pulaskitech.comUndergrad Enrollment: 16,326Military Enrollment: 1,036Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate

rEGEnT UnIvErsITyVirginia Beach, Va.www.regent.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,433Graduate Enrollment: 3,492Military Enrollment: 1,139Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates



rEGIs UnIvErsITy’s COllEGE FOr prOFEssIOnal sTUDIEsDenver, Colo.http://regis.edu

Contact:John SweetMilitary & Veterans Services [email protected] Enrollment: 7,146Graduate Enrollment: 7,474Military Enrollment: 864Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


rIDEr UnIvErsITyLawrenceville, N.J.www.rider.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,700Graduate Enrollment: 1,100Military Enrollment: 100Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

rObErTs wEslEyan COllEGERochester, N.Y.www.roberts.edu/home/Undergrad Enrollment: 1,323Graduate Enrollment: 429Military Enrollment: 33Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

rOCklanD COMMUnITy COllEGESuffern, N.Y.www.sunyrockland.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,100Military Enrollment: 310Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

rOGEr wIllIaMs UnIvErsITy sChOOl OF COnTInUInG sTUDIEsProvidence, R.I.http://rwu.edu/academics/schools-colleges/scsUndergrad Enrollment: 4,389Graduate Enrollment: 881Military Enrollment: 412Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

rOwan UnIvErsITyGlassboro, N.J.www.rowan.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,750Graduate Enrollment: 1,383Military Enrollment: 254Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

rUTGErs: ThE sTaTE UnIvErsITy OF nEw JErsEy New Brunswick, N.J. www.rutgers.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 43,386Graduate Enrollment: 14,796Military Enrollment: 2,033Average Class Size: 15-20 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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saInT JOsEph’s COllEGERensselaer, Ind.www.saintjoe.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,163Graduate Enrollment: 22Military Enrollment: 11Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

saInT JOsEph’s COllEGEStandish, Mainewww.sjcme.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,959Graduate Enrollment: 1,412Military Enrollment: 203Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

saInT lEO UnIvErsITySaint Leo, Fla.www.saintleo.edu

Contact:[email protected] Undergrad Enrollment: 21,820Graduate Enrollment: 5,352Military Enrollment: 9.511Average Class Size: 14 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


saInT lOUIs UnIvErsITySt. Louis, Mo.www.slu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,806Graduate Enrollment: 5,175Military Enrollment: 299Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

saInT MarTIn’s UnIvErsITyLacey, Wash.www.stmartin.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,524Graduate Enrollment: 425Military Enrollment: 380Average Class Size: 13 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

saInT Mary’s COllEGENotre Dame, Ind.www.saintmarys.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,469Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: bachelor’s

saInT xavIEr UnIvErsITyChicago, Ill.www.sxu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,843Graduate Enrollment: 1,541Military Enrollment: 89Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

san DIEGO CITy COllEGESan Diego, Calif.www.sdcity.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 16,480Military Enrollment: 697Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

sEaTTlE UnIvErsITySeattle, Wash.www.seattleu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,589Graduate Enrollment: 1,933 grad/962 law Military Enrollment: 166 studentsAverage Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

sOUThEasTErn OklahOMa sTaTE UnIvErsITyDurant, Okla.www.se.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,674Graduate Enrollment: 446Military Enrollment: 181Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

sOUThEasTErn TEChnICal COllEGEVidalia, Ga.www.southeasterntech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,458Graduate Enrollment: 701Military Enrollment: 70Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

sOUThErn CalIFOrnIa InsTITUTE OF TEChnOlOGyAnaheim, Calif.www.scitech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 671Military Enrollment: 27Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

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sOUThErn IllInOIs UnIvErsITy CarbOnDalECarbondale, Ill.www.siu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,130Graduate Enrollment: 4,673Military Enrollment: 1,302Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

sOUThErn IllInOIs UnIvErsITy EDwarDsvIllEEdwardsville, Ill.www.siue.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 11,349Graduate Enrollment: 2,213Military Enrollment: 600Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

sOUThErn wEsT vIrGInIa COMMUnITy & TEChnICal COllEGEMount Gay, W.Va.www.southernwv.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,178Military Enrollment: 60Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate

sOUThwEsTErn COllEGE prOFEssIOnal sTUDIEsWichita, Kan.www.southwesterncollege.org

Contact:Chris SmithCoordinator of Military [email protected] Enrollment: 8,555Graduate Enrollment: 2,301Military Enrollment: 2,874Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

sT. ClOUD sTaTE UnIvErsITySt Cloud, Minn.www.stcloudstate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,787Graduate Enrollment: 1,670Military Enrollment: 712Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

sT. JOhn FIshEr COllEGERochester, N.Y.www.sjfc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,960Graduate Enrollment: 1,048Military Enrollment: 58Average Class Size: 15-30 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

sT. JOhn’s UnIvErsITyQueens, N.Y.www.stjohns.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 15,840Graduate Enrollment: 5,247Military Enrollment: 215Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

sT. pETErsbUrG COllEGESt. Petersburg, Fla.www.spcollege.edu

Contact:Jeff CavanaghDirector of Veterans [email protected] Undergrad Enrollment: 33,220Military Enrollment: 2,173Average Class Size: 23 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates


sT. ThOMas UnIvErsITyMiami Gardens, Fla. www.stu.edu/Default.aspxUndergrad Enrollment: 3,756Graduate Enrollment: 840Military Enrollment: 51Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: RegionalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

sTanly COMMUnITy COllEGEAlbemarle, N.C.www.stanly.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,116Military Enrollment: 124Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate

sTaTE FaIr COMMUnITy COllEGESedalia, Mo.www.sfccmo.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,987Military Enrollment: 234Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

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sTaTE UnIvErsITy OF nEw yOrk aT CanTOnCanton, N.Y.www.canton.edu

Contact:Patrick MassaroMilitary & Veterans Services [email protected] Enrollment: 3,825Military Enrollment: 120Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

sTaTE UnIvErsITy OF nEw yOrk aT pOTsDaMPotsdam, N.Y.www.potsdam.edu/index.cfmUndergrad Enrollment: 3,988Graduate Enrollment: 435Military Enrollment: 101Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

sTEphEn F. aUsTIn sTaTE UnIvErsITyNacogdoches, Texaswww.sfasu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 11,298Graduate Enrollment: 1,701Military Enrollment: 300-400Average Class Size: 29 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

sTraTFOrD UnIvErsITyFalls Church, Va.www.stratford.edu

Contact:Keith A. Evans, Sr.Manager Military [email protected] Enrollment: 2,062Graduate Enrollment: 581Military Enrollment: 435Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


sUny EMpIrE sTaTE COllEGESaratoga Springs, N.Y.www.esc.edu

Contact:Desiree DrindakMilitary Academic Development [email protected] Enrollment: 18,467Graduate Enrollment: 1,324Military Enrollment: 1,662Average Class Size: 5 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


sUny OswEGOOswego, N.Y.www.oswego.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,151Graduate Enrollment: 770Military Enrollment: 140Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

sUny UlsTEr COUnTy COMMUnITy COllEGEStone Ridge, N.Y.www.sunyulster.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 4,925Military Enrollment: 78Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: associate, certificates

syraCUsE UnIvErsITySyracuse, N.Y.www.syr.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,798Graduate Enrollment: 6,231Military Enrollment: 239Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

TallahassEE COMMUnITy COllEGETallahassee, Fla.www.tcc.fl.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 18,799Military Enrollment: 1,598Average Class Size: 35 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

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TEnnEssEE TEChnOlOGICal UnIvErsITyCookeville, Tenn.www.tntech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9,957Graduate Enrollment: 1,512Military Enrollment: 346Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

TExas a&M InTErnaTIOnal UnIvErsITyLaredo, Texaswww.tamiu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 12,271Graduate Enrollment: 1,566Military Enrollment: 80Average Class Size: 34 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

TExas a&M UnIvErsITyCollege Station, Texaswww.tamu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 42,042Graduate Enrollment: 11,329Military Enrollment: 709Average Class Size: 40 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

TExas a&M UnIvErsITy- san anTOnIOSan Antonio, Texaswww.tamusa.tamus.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,600Graduate Enrollment: 700Military Enrollment: 450Average Class Size: 18-22 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

TExas sTaTE UnIvErsITySan Marcos, Texaswww.txstate.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 29,458Graduate Enrollment: 4,767Military Enrollment: 2,587Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

TExas TECh UnIvErsITyLubbock, Texaswww.ttu.edu

Contact:Dr. Ryan Van [email protected] Enrollment: 26,494Graduate Enrollment: 5,986Military Enrollment: 617Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

TExas wEslEyan UnIvErsITyFort Worth, Texaswww.txwes.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,532Graduate Enrollment: 1,410Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

ThE aMErICan COllEGEBryn Mawr, Pa.www.theamericancollege.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 69,184Graduate Enrollment: 2,855Military Enrollment: 175Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE CaThOlIC UnIvErsITy OF aMErICaWashington, D.C.www.cua.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 3,694Graduate Enrollment: 3,144Military Enrollment: 180Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE CITaDElCharleston, S.C.www.citadel.edu/root/Undergrad Enrollment: 2,629Graduate Enrollment: 870Military Enrollment: 106Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

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ThE CITy UnIvErsITy OF nEw yOrkNew York , N.Y.www.cuny.eduindex.html

Contact:Stephen ClarkDirector for Student Veteran [email protected] Enrollment: 237,737Graduate Enrollment: 32,266Military Enrollment: 2,778Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


ThE COllEGE OF nEw JErsEyEwing, N.J.http://tcnj.pages.tcnj.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,163Graduate Enrollment: 1,372Military Enrollment: 58Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

ThE COllEGE OF sT. sChOlasTICaDuluth, Minn.www.css.edu

Contact:Brenda PangerAssociate Director of Transfer [email protected] Undergrad Enrollment: 2,877Graduate Enrollment: 1,267Military Enrollment: 116Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: national, hybrid, specialized/programmaticDegree Types:, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE IllInOIs InsTITUTE OF arT - ChICaGOChicago, Ill.www.artinstitutes.edu/chicagoMilitary Enrollment: 196Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regional - HLCDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

ThE IllInOIs InsTITUTE OF arT - sChaUMbUrGSchaumburg, Ill.www.artinstitutes.edu/schaumburgUndergrad Enrollment: 1,970Military Enrollment: 58Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional - HLC, American Culinary Federation Inc., Council for Interior Design Accreditation Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

ThE IllInOIs InsTITUTE OF arT - TInlEy parkTinley Park, Ill.www.artinstitutes.edu/tinleyparkUndergrad Enrollment: 242Military Enrollment: 5Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: regional - HLC, Council for Interior Design AccreditationDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, certificates

ThE lOs anGElEs FIlM sChOOlHollywood, Calif.www.lafilm.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,057Military Enrollment: 401Average Class Size: 30 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s

ThE OhIO sTaTE UnIvErsITyColumbus, Ohiowww.osu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 43,058Graduate Enrollment: 13,329Military Enrollment: 1,853Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: nationalDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, masters, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF akrOnAkron, Ohiowww.uakron.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 24,308Graduate Enrollment: 4,463Military Enrollment: 900Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF alabaMa Tuscaloosa, Ala.http://ua.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 28,026Graduate Enrollment: 4,994Military Enrollment: 804Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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ThE UnIvErsITy OF FaIrFaxTysons Corner, Va.www.ufairfax.edu Graduate Enrollment: 70Military Enrollment: 12Average Class Size: 6 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF FInDlayFindlay, Ohiowww.findlay.edu/pages/default.aspxUndergrad Enrollment: 2,600Graduate Enrollment: 1,000Military Enrollment: 20Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF MEMphIsMemphis, Tenn.http://memphis.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 38,258 Graduate Enrollment: 10,264 Military Enrollment: 802Average Class Size: 22 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF nOrTh CarOlIna aT GrEEnsbOrOGreensboro, N.C.www.uncg.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 14,674Graduate Enrollment: 3,498Military Enrollment: 483Average Class Size: 27 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF TaMpaTampa, Fla.www.ut.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,143Graduate Enrollment: 769Military Enrollment: 176Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

ThE UnIvErsITy OF TEnnEssEE aT MarTInMartin, Tenn. www.utm.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,326Graduate Enrollment: 425Military Enrollment: 113Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s

ThE UnIvErsITy OF TExas aT DallasRichardson, Texaswww.utdallas.edu

Contact:Sue HeilerRecruitment [email protected] Enrollment: 12,029Graduate Enrollment: 7,698Military Enrollment: 798Average Class Size: 32 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


ThE UnIvErsITy OF TExas aT El pasO El Paso, Texaswww.utep.eduContact:Becky Carlos Assistant [email protected] Enrollment: 19,217Graduate Enrollment: 3,532Military Enrollment: 1,596Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF TOlEDOToledo, Ohiowww.utoledo.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 16,876Graduate Enrollment: 4,624Military Enrollment: 391Average Class Size: 24 studentsAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

ThE UnIvErsITy OF wEsT alabaMa Livingston, Ala.www.uwa.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,108Graduate Enrollment: 2,835Military Enrollment: 90Average Class Size: 13 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

ThIEl COllEGEGreenville, Pa.www.thiel.edu/index.htmUndergrad Enrollment: 1,081Military Enrollment: 25Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s

ThOMas EDIsOn sTaTE COllEGETrenton, N.J.www.tesc.edu/mshs

Contact:Lee WoffordDirector of Military Enrollment [email protected] Enrollment: 19,718Graduate Enrollment: 1,281Military Enrollment: 8,420Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates


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TIDEwaTEr COMMUnITy COllEGEVirginia Beach, Va.www.tcc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 44,393Military Enrollment: 8,841Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

TOwsOn UnIvErsITyTowson, Md.www.towson.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 17,988Graduate Enrollment: 3,972Military Enrollment: 275-300Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: national, regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

TrIDEnT TEChnICal COllEGECharleston, S.C.www.tridenttech.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 24,126Military Enrollment: 2,083Average Class Size: 18 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

TrInITy washInGTOn UnIvErsITyWashington, D.C.www.trinitydc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,885Graduate Enrollment: 778Military Enrollment: 60Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s

TrOy UnIvErsITyTroy, Ala.www.troy.edu

Contact:Captain David Barron (ret.)Associate Vice Chancellor of Military [email protected] Enrollment: 18,318Graduate Enrollment: 4,972Military Enrollment: 3,688Average Class Size: 19 studentsAccreditation: regional, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


UlTIMaTE MEDICal aCaDEMyTampa, Fla.www.ultimatemedical.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 8,841Military Enrollment: 1,200Average Class Size: 25 studentsAccreditation: national Degree Types: associate, certificates

UMpqUa COMMUnITy COllEGERoseburg, Ore.www.umpqua.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 2,607Military Enrollment: 126Average Class Size: 16 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

UnITED sTaTEs spOrTs aCaDEMyDaphne, Ala.www.ussa.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 277Graduate Enrollment: 689Military Enrollment: 68Average Class Size: 4 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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Contact:[email protected] Enrollment: 6,346Graduate Enrollment: 2,023Military Enrollment: 2,085Average Class Size: 17 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


UnIvErsITy OF wEsT FlOrIDaPensacola, Fla.http://uwf.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 10,370Graduate Enrollment: 2,309Military Enrollment: 2,800Average Class Size: 31 students (undergrad); 11 students (grad)Accreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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Contact:Michelle SmithAcademic [email protected] Enrollment: 4,645Graduate Enrollment: 533Military Enrollment: 695Average Class Size: 12 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s


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vanDErbIlT UnIvErsITyNashville, Tenn.www.vanderbilt.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 6,796Graduate Enrollment: 5,914Military Enrollment: 92Accreditation: national, regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral

vanGUarD UnIvErsITy OF sOUThErn CalIFOrnIaCosta Mesa, Calif.www.vanguard.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 1,683Graduate Enrollment: 250Military Enrollment: 66Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

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vIrGInIa COllEGEBirmingham, Ala.www.vc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 16,269Graduate Enrollment: 154Military Enrollment: 2,750Average Class Size: 15 studentsAccreditation: national, specialized/programmaticDegree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

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waylanD bapTIsT UnIvErsITyPlainview, Texaswww.wbu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 7,707 Graduate Enrollment: 2,623 Military Enrollment: 5,093Average Class Size: 11 studentsAccreditation: regional Degree Types: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

wEaThErFOrD COllEGEWeatherford, Texaswww.wc.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,267Military Enrollment: 212 Average Class Size: 20 studentsAccreditation: Regional Degree Types: associate, certificates

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wEbsTEr UnIvErsITyChesterfield, Mo.www.webster.edu

Undergrad Enrollment: 5,874Graduate Enrollment: 21,218Military Enrollment: 6,432Average Class Size: 10 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates


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wEsTFIElD sTaTE UnIvErsITyWestfield, Mass.www.westfield.ma.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 5,368Graduate Enrollment: 711Military Enrollment: 254Average Class Size: 21 studentsAccreditation: regionalDegree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates

wEsTErn CarOlIna UnIvErsITyCullowhee, N.C.www.wcu.eduUndergrad Enrollment: 9,259Graduate Enrollment: 2,147Military Enrollment: 337Average Class Size: 26 studentsAccreditation: national, regional Degree Types: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates

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Hearing Focused on Jobs for Vets

Baylor housed its first congres-sional hearing to explore the various economic opportunities available to veterans in Texas. U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, chairman of the House of Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee on economic opportunity, held the hearing, titled “Texas’ Innovative Approaches to Jobs and Employment for Veterans.”

The objective was to find out what practices are working well to provide economic opportunity for veterans. The hearing featured a cross section of employers, educa-tors and a handful of state agen-cies. There were also speakers representing four colleges: Baylor, McLennan Community College, Texas State Technical College and Texas A&M University. The location of the hearing was selected because of Baylor’s centrality to the veteran

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UIU Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Off-Campus Education Initiative In 1973, Upper Iowa was one of the first American universities to

emulate the British model of a “university without walls” when UIU created the Coordinated Off-Campus Degree Program (COCDP), which at the time offered only one bachelor’s degree in public administration. Essentially, the basics of COCDP allowed students to satisfy most of their college credits without attending classes on campus through paper-based correspondence courses. Since then, as technology changed, so did the program, which now relies extensively on computers and Web-based classes. The successful initia-tive has evolved over four decades, being renamed as the external degree program, independent study program and most recently the self-paced degree program.

In addition to changes in the initial COCDP structure, UIU has added an online program and developed 19 educational centers located in various U.S. communities in seven states. Today, the total non-residen-tial university accounts for the majority of UIU graduates.

“The off-campus degree program in 1973 quickly gained popularity by serving the needs of adult learners who had few opportunities to finish their college education while continuing on their career trajectory,” UIU President William R. Duffy II said. “The UIU program would evolve into the Division of Continuing Studies, the Off-Campus Degree Programs, and later, the Online Program. Upper Iowa gained a national reputation for serving adult learners through distance learning and evening and weekend classes. Only in recent

years have student expectations changed so that most other colleges now offer some type of distance learning.

“The administration at UIU in 1973 could not have imagined its entrepreneurial efforts to take a major risk would not only stabilize the university financially but would forever change the scope and identity of Upper Iowa University,” he added. “The entrepreneurial spirit that led UIU into the world of off-campus education long before many other colleges and universities will continue to be a driving force for UIU.”

University of Dallas Launches

Doctor of Business Administration

ProgramThe University of Dallas has launched a

new Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program and is now accepting applications for its first class, which will enter in fall 2014. The three-year, 60-credit-hour program is one of fewer than a dozen AACSB-accredited programs in the United States and the first in Texas.

“Our DBA program offers an intense, challenging curriculum centered on building strategic approaches to solving existing busi-ness problems,” said Director of Executive Learning Rodney Williams, who will oversee the new program. “Coursework won’t be limited to the theoretical. Our students will actively test researched theories within their own workplaces.”

The program’s curriculum, which has been designed to quickly respond to rapidly changing business landscapes, will focus on applied research. More specifically, students will develop strategies that incorporate orga-nizational agility, direct customer engage-ment, emerging technologies and sustainable and ethical business practices.

CTC Adds Vocational Counselors to Assist

VeteransAs part of the new VetSuccess on Campus program

initiated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Texas College (CTC) now has two experienced vocational counselors on campus to assist veterans, active duty and eligible family members with a variety of services. The program was established earlier this year to provide a supportive, on-campus environ-ment where student veterans may gather to obtain assistance and peer support. Its focus is to assist student veterans in making a smooth transition to college life and successfully complete their educa-tional programs.

The two counselors assigned to CTC, James Morgan and Gregory Primas, serve as a one-stop shop to provide assistance with everything from education benefits to medical health referrals. Military personnel and veterans can seek assistance with information applying for and maximizing VA educational benefits, including the various GI Bills and other VA and non-VA educational benefits. Students can also obtain help with applying for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Chapter 31) services, transition support services to include vocational exploration and career counseling, information on college credit for military experience and training, job placement assistance to include resume writing, translating military work experience and training and referrals to state and other agencies for assistance.


Carol A. Berry, Ed.D., a native of New Jersey, became the sixth director of the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Sup-port (DANTES) in April 2010.

Berry earned a baccalaureate degree in biological sciences and Master of Science degree in Education from Hofstra University and a Doctor of Education degree from Regent University.

From 1979-2003, Berry served with the Navy’s Voluntary Edu-cation Program, where she was in charge of education programs in Keflavik, Iceland, Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Va. In September of 2003, she assumed the reins as the Southeast regional director, Navy College Programs, overseeing the management of Navy Col-lege Offices throughout the southeast quadrant of the U.S.

She is the recipient of several awards, including the Meritori-ous Civilian Service award for her contributions to Navy Voluntary Education Services; the Kenn Smith Award for Navy Campus Excellence–Educator of the Year, Most Notable Alumna-Regent University; VA-ACME President’s Award; and numerous awards and letters of commendation for outstanding performance and innova-tive projects.

Q: Describe for us the ACE evaluation for college credit program. Who determines when and which military courses or occupations ACE evaluates for recommended credit? What requirements must ACE academic evaluators meet in order to attend military reviews and make credit recommendations?

A: The Military Evaluations Program (MEP) is one of the many contracts supported by the Department of Defense to provide edu-cational services and products for servicemembers. These contracts and products are managed by the Defense Activity for Non-Tradi-tional Education Support.

The MEP facilitates the evaluation of service school courses and occupations for potential college credit. The courses and occupa-tions identified for evaluation are selected by the respective services. They prioritize their selections by reviewing the time since the last review, when there are significant changes in curriculum or when new courses are developed and brought online. The evaluations are conducted on-site and, in some instances, virtually. During the evaluation process, evaluators determine if the content has the aca-demic content and rigor equivalent to collegiate learning. Ideally, we want to have courses evaluated in a timely manner so that service-members going through the training can benefit from the resulting recommendations.

Sixty days prior to the visit, the services provide ACE with course materials to begin the review. Using these materials, which include the Programs of Instruction, service branch-spe-cific documents, along with training course control documents, master course schedules and approval letters, ACE prepares for the on-site visit. ACE assembles evaluation teams comprised of ACE staff and active subject matter expert (SME) profes-sors and instructors to review the documents for each course or occupation. The SMEs have been actively teaching in their respective fields at an institution that is accredited for at least five years.

All of this leads to the data that is posted to the Joint Services Transcript (JST), the official document listing the recommended credits that the MEP generates. This single transcript documents the credit recommendations for the Navy, Army, Marines and Coast Guard.

Finally, ACE, in partnership with academic professors who participated in a military assessment, recently offered a webinar to universities and colleges around the country entitled “Demystifying Military Evaluations.” This webinar proved so successful that ACE has proposed to schedule it again in fiscal year 2014. You can view the webinar at www.acenet.edu/events/pages/demystifying-military -evaluations.aspx.

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Education Innovator Q&AEmbracing Change and Helping Servicemembers Define Their Futures

Q&A

Q: What is the SOC Degree Network? What are the advantages that SOC provides the military, and what are the benefits of an institu-tion joining the SOC consortium?

A: The Servicemembers’ Opportunity Colleges (SOC) is another con-tract managed by DANTES, and a key factor to facilitate the transfer of college courses, CLEP and DSST, and credit for military training into degree plans. Schools that are members of SOC support the use of these various credit sources. The colleges and universities within the SOC consortium work together on behalf of military students to avoid excessive loss of previously earned credit and avoid coursework duplication.

The SOC Degree Network System is a subgroup of the SOC consortium. These institutions are selected by the military services to deliver specific associate and bachelor degree programs to service-members and their families. These networks consist of a number of degree programs in a single academic area offered by SOC Degree Network System (SOC DNS) core member institutions. These insti-tutions offer programs on military installations and through distance learning.

The schools that are part of the SOC DNS program follow the principles and criteria established for schools providing educational services for the military. They have to participate in the catalog circulations to establish the articulation of courses for each of the networks. The powers behind the SOC DNS are the articulation tables for the courses offered by schools in the various networks, the

upfront articulation of credit for military training and occupations, and the upfront articulation of credit for examinations through the DSST, CLEP and Excelsior College exams program.

The student agreement is the document that the SOC DNS school creates when a student decides to pursue a specific degree at a SOC DNS school. This document lists all of the courses required for the degree. The student sends all of their prior college transcripts, JST, and any testing results from any CLEP or DSST exams they may have taken to their SOC DNS school. The school reviews all of the documents and posts the accepted credits from all of the sources provided by the student. Also listed on the agreement is the list of courses remaining for the student to complete the degree. The student agreement is like a road map for the student to track his or her progress to a degree and to help the individual choose the cor-rect courses each term until degree completion. SOC DNS schools produce over 100,000 agreements a year. Over the course of the program, nearly 1 million student agreements have been prepared, with over 350,000 graduates.

Q: Are veterans and military retirees eligible for DANTES-funded testing? What progress has been made toward conversion to 100 percent computer-based testing?

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The testing environment changes rapidly and as a result, DANTES has had to evolve the testing program to ensure that the testing program remained viable for servicemembers. To that end, DANTES-sponsored exams have either moved to or will soon migrate to computer-based or internet-based platforms. We have already experienced the transition for GED, CLEP and DSST.

The GED is in the process of migrating to CBT, with a full implementation in 2014. Since this development, the way DANTES provides for servicemembers to take the GED is through a voucher. Individuals who need this exam should check out the specifics at the DANTES website, www.dantes.doded.mil/programs/exams_ged.html.

All of the CLEP exams have been converted to 100 percent computer-based testing and are offered at on-campus and base-sponsored National Test Centers worldwide. The next step for CLEP is transition to Internet-based testing. DSST exams are already administered via the Internet-based platform throughout the con-tinental U.S. with the anticipation of the overseas test sites convert-ing from paper-based to 100 percent Internet-based in 2014.

Over the next three to five years, the rest of the DANTES-spon-sored exams will convert to some form of computer-based testing. For the latest information about DANTES-funded testing, go to www.dantes.doded.mil/programs/exams.html.

Q: Does DANTES provide a counseling assessment program for servicemembers?

A: DANTES provides free access for servicemembers to the Kuder Journey program, an intuitive career planning system, designed to address the user’s individual situation. An effective career explo-ration and planning starts with finding out what an individual’s interests are, what he/she is confident in doing or skills they have or may need, and what’s important to that individual in the work-place or work values. While the assessments don’t define a person or what their career should be, they are extremely valuable in help-ing narrow the search and presenting options which may not have been previously considered.

Once a servicemember logs into the system, the account they establish will follow them the rest of their lives. So as their cir-cumstances change or they acquire new skills or interests, they can revisit and explore the assessments and other modules to learn more about their career options. For more information on this program, visit www.dantes.doded.mil/programs/counselorsupport.html.

The Kuder Journey is the assessment of choice for the new DoD Transition Assistance Program. Servicemembers going to or planning to attend the TAP should sign in and complete the assess-ments. These results are part of the higher education track of the program. Family members can access the Kuder Journey for a fee of $35 for the same lifetime account.

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We also have a self-assessment for individuals who want to begin a distance learning program but aren’t sure they are ready. The DANTES Distance Learning Readiness Self-Assessment (DLRSA) is a 16-item self-assessment that presents key elements of distance learning to the user. The user selects the response that best represents their current level of readiness. Once they have answered all of the items, a report is generated that provides the user with a distance learning readiness score. In addition, they are given executable advice regarding their level of readiness for distance learning that is designed to help them improve their level of readiness and educate them on what they might expect when taking a distance learning course. The DANTES DLRSA can be found at www.dantescatalogs.com/dldemo/dldemointro.aspx.

DANTES has created a training program and user manual designed to teach the elements of the DLRSA and how to counsel students using the instrument that counselors can order through the Distance Learning program manager, by emailing [email protected].

Q: Tell us about the new DoD MOU. What is it, and why is it so important for students and institutions to be aware of what is hap-pening with this revision to the DoD instruction?

A: The DoD Memorandum of Understanding is in place to help ensure equitable treatment for servicemembers and ensure that institutions follow established principles of best practices for edu-cating servicemembers and their family members. Some of these

principles include the use of extra-institutional credit, review and use of credit recommended for military training, articulation of courses between network schools and limiting residency require-ments. These and the rest of the principles provide guidelines for schools and how they might facilitate the educational journey for servicemembers and their families.

The DoD MOU has been in place since 2012 and, like in all new programs, there are going to be changes. Institutions desiring to participate in the Services Tuition Assistance Program will have to agree to adhere to the new proposed DoD MOU, which includes the following requirements:

1. Require all educational institutions providing education programs through the DoD Tuition Assistance (TA) Program to:• provide meaningful information to students about

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2. Implement rules to strengthen existing procedures for access to military DoD installations by educational institutions.

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3. Require DoD to conduct an annual review and notification process is required if there are changes made to the uniform semester-hour (or equivalent) TA caps and annual TA ceilings.

4. Require the military departments to provide their servicemembers with a joint services transcript.

5. Implement the DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint System for servicemembers, spouses, and adult family members to register student complaints.

6. Authorize the military departments to establish service-specific TA eligibility criteria and management controls.

These requirements are listed in the proposed DoD Instruc-tion 1322.25. DoD is presently reviewing the comments made to the Federal Register. Once DoD has reconciled the comments and publishes the new DoD instruction, all schools currently holding a signed DoD MOU will have to re-sign the new DoD MOU. DANTES will send out notifications to all current MOU schools when it is time to sign the new document. Schools will have at least 60 days from the publication date to review and sign the new MOU. More information will be published as we have it. Interested individuals and schools should check the DANTES website (www.dantes.doded.mil) or the DoD MOU website (www.dodmou.com) for up-to-date announcements.

While no additional comments can be submitted, interested individuals can still view the posting on the Federal Register at

www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/08/14/2013-19747/voluntary -education-programs.

Q: What is the purpose of the Third Party Assessment program, and how does it interface with the DoD MOU?

A: The Third Party Assessment program was established to assess voluntary education opportunities at military installations and edu-cational institutions to ensure that servicemembers are receiving quality voluntary education that is responsive to their unique needs. The assessments are conducted at institutions and on military instal-lations. The process encompasses the principles agreed to in the DoD MOU. Schools that sign the DoD MOU agree to participate in the Third Party Assessment process. For more information about the Third Party Assessment, visit www.dantes.doded.mil/partnerships/3pa.html.

Q: DANTES has been making special efforts to engage servicemem-bers through a variety of platforms, including social media, blogs, and a newly designed website. Tell us more about the ways you’re reaching out.

A: For the past couple of years, we have been experimenting with a variety of ways to reach out to our constituents. We have a number of PSAs that target specific programs and services. We also have our two full-length videos, “Crossroads” and “Define Your Future.”

“Crossroads” was specifically designed to encourage those at a crossroads in their own lives to see how other servicemembers made choices to change their lives through higher education and service. In “Define Your Future,” we hear from actual servicemembers who talk about their educational journeys, with a little advice to their peers to make use of the programs through the voluntary education program. Unlike the usual training videos, these were designed to touch the heart, and then deliver the message, to get started.

In addition, the staff has been very busy working on our social networking presence. We now have accounts in Linkedin, (Dept. of Defense, DANTES); Twitter (@DoD_DANTES); Facebook (DANTES.DoD); Pinterest (DoDDANTES); and Youtube. I also have accounts on Facebook; Twitter (@DrCarol_Berry); Linkedin (Carol Berry, Ed.D.); and a group on Linkedin called “Military Educators Group.”

In addition to all of the social media outlets, we started a blog called DANTESPulse (http://doddantespulse.blogspot.com), a daily publication that highlights trends, issues and educational opportuni-ties for servicemembers. Links to all of our social media connections can be found on our home page.

Knowing that technology and user preferences continuously evolve, DANTES has embraced the dynamics of change by gearing our work, professional development, formal education, and skill develop-ment to ensure each product, service and message is reflective of today’s trends. Keeping up with our constituents is a high priority for us, so whether producing inspirational films, Web-friendly multime-dia, or info-data streams, such as blogs, tube channels or social media, DANTES outreach is determined to create a recognizable brand, one synonymous with quality and customer satisfaction.

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With 37 million adults in the United States ages 25 to 64 having some college but no degree or credential, degree completion provides a second chance for them to get their degrees and advance the nation’s workforce goals. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 33 percent of all veterans have some college and no degree, making degree completion programs an important goal for veterans who are preparing for a civilian career.

In 2009, President Obama addressed the serious economic need for higher levels of college completion, asking every American to “commit to at least one year or more of higher education” to meet the demands of a changing economy. President Obama stated that three-fourths of the nation’s fastest-growing high-wage, high-skill jobs required at least some postsecondary education. He strongly urged the country to raise college completion rates from 40 percent to 60 percent by 2020 and return the United States to its previous status as the world’s education leader.

In Florida, approximately 2.2 million adults have earned some col-lege credit and stopped out of college for various reasons, including job commitments and financial, family and health needs. The Complete Florida program is designed to increase the number of adults holding a degree. The Florida legislature funded the University of West Florida (UWF) to lead Complete Florida in partnership with other state col-leges, universities and private institutions. The goal is to recruit, retain and recover adults who have dropped out of college, get them back to school and have them successfully complete a degree. At this time, St. Petersburg College, Florida State College at Jacksonville and Florida International University have joined the partnership. The legislation specifically states that servicemembers and veterans are to be given priority for enrollment in the Complete Florida program offerings.

The Complete Florida model is adult-friendly, featuring focused degree programs with career pathways that lead to jobs or advancement for the adult learner. Complete Florida also defines itself on a founda-tion of wrap-around support services to guide the adult through a degree program to successful completion and entry into a fast-growing occupation. All programs selected for Complete Florida are designed to be flexible, fully online, fully engaged, accelerated, have multiple starts per year and provide “stackable” certificates to successfully meet professional goals.

The program’s goal is to get adults back to school, as well as to determine how to reduce the cost of distance learning through use of free and reduced resources already available, such as massive online open courses, prior learning assessment, competency-based education, and other pacing models that reduce the time to degree completion while aligning all work done in college to the needs of the workforce. Developing adult-friendly experiences includes pacing of studies to fit into busy schedules with work, family and life obligations. Personalized degree pathways toward completion and career entry will provide adults with needed flexibility in their learning—with benefits such as acceler-ated courses, flexible course schedules and customized student services.

Financial support is also important for adults returning to school, as well as the recognition of existing credits and experiences. The use of “concierge-based” wrap-around services provides students a guide

through the program that will deal with transcripts, class schedules, financial aid, developmental course needs, time management skills and general encouragement to promote success and reduce overall anxiety. Additional services specifically for military and veteran students include academic advising, counseling, tutoring and referral services.

In the first phase of Complete Florida, UWF and St. Petersburg College are partnering to deliver the information technology program. Stackable certificates in IT-related areas are available to the student as part of coursework allowing students to complete industry standard and content-specific certificates as well as attain a college degree. Industry certifications such as Microsoft Certification and CompTIA are available as well as certificates in areas of cyber security, intelligence analysis, and information security management. In phase one, Complete Florida industry partners support their own employees in degree completion, as well as collaborating with the Complete Florida institutions to build internships, co-ops and job opportunities for graduates.

In phase two, additional academic degree programs include specific industry sectors aligned to business, health care, education, manage-ment and computer science/IT. Florida State College at Jacksonville offerings will include Supervision and Management, B.A.S.; Industrial Management, A.S.; IT Management, B.A.S.; and Nursing, B.S.N. The University of West Florida offerings will include Information Technol-ogy, B.S.; Health Sciences, B.S.; and General Business, B.S.

In phase three, competency-based program offerings in Career and Professional Studies from UWF and other appropriate programs will be implemented. Building competency-based programs will significantly reduce costs and increase access for distance learning degrees through individual student pacing with hallmark student support incorporated throughout the student’s program of study. This model will require both regional accreditation approvals and federal approvals under the direct assessment requirement to separate courses into competencies aligned to industry demand and engage students through the program pipeline in a personalized pathway. Phase three will identify admissions and registration policies and practices that can be further streamlined for purposes of sharing courses even more across the Florida system.O

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Hidden amid the rather tumultuous start of the new fiscal year is the fact that the GI Bill education benefit actually made a few improve-ments. These updates can be categorized in two ways: Payout rates increased slightly, and the number of additional programs funded by the Post-9/11 benefit is, consequently, slowly rendering the existence of the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) as almost completely unnecessary.

Rest assured that any active duty servicemember who made the $1,200 investment into the MGIB at enlistment has not lost the money. When all 36 months of GI Bill benefits have been exhausted, the $1,200 (or corresponding percentage of the 36 months used under the Post-9/11 option) is refunded as an addition to the 36th and final Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) stipend check. Remember also that a family dependent using the transferred Post-9/11 benefits dur-ing that 36th month will receive the refund; how the veteran retrieves this refund from the dependent is a family matter and not for the base education office to decide. Yes, the Henderson Hall education office has been asked this question!

The Post-9/11 benefit still covers all tuition up to the highest in-state rate, and for private schools, the yearly cap for tuition and fees saw an increase to $19,198.31 (up from $18,077.50). There is a small number of schools with in-state rates that exceed the cap. This is handled on a state-by-state basis and explained on the GI Bill website (www.gibill.va.gov). The MHA stipend remains at the BAH rate of E-5 with dependents. The MHA was increased slightly for all online course-work, to $714.50 (still calculated at 50 percent of the national average of BAH rates of E-5+dependents).

The number of apprenticeship, on-the-job training (OJT), flight school and correspondence school programs increased also, for which Post-9/11 benefits can be used. So did these yearly caps and payouts. The caps for flight and correspondence schools not located on brick-and-mortar campuses were increased to $10,970.46 and $9,324.89, respectively. Apprenticeship and OJT payout rates are at 100 percent of E-5+dep BAH rates for the first six months of the program, 80 percent for the second six-month period, 60 percent for the third six months, 40 percent for the fourth six months, and sustains at 20 percent for the remainder of the program.

Some points of clarification are needed here about the Post-9/11 benefits when used by active duty servicemembers or their family dependents. It often is forgotten that servicemembers are able to take back transferred benefits from family dependents at any time. If the ser-vicemember elects not to take back transferred benefits, this is entirely the choice of the servicemember, not due to any policy or Veterans Administration (VA) mandate. Also, GI Bill benefits are not considered marital property (Henderson Hall has been asked this, also!).

If a servicemember uses Post-9/11 benefits while active duty, all tuition is paid up to the highest in-state rates or the annual cap

(whichever is applicable), and the book stipend is paid; however, the MHA is not an additional payment on top of the BAH received already. The servicemember is not eligible for Yellow Ribbon benefits. Yellow Ribbon benefits are applicable once the active duty service-member separates from full-time service.

An active duty servicemember’s spouse using transferred Post-9/11 benefits receives the same payouts that the servicemember would receive; the spouse also would be eligible for Yellow Ribbon benefits where the school is an eligible participant. The spouse, however, does not qualify for the MHA either, as long as the service-member remains active duty. A child dependent using transferred Post-9/11 benefits receives the same payouts that the servicemem-ber would receive, would be eligible for Yellow Ribbon benefits as applicable, and would receive the MHA, even if the child dependent is living at home.

One additional piece of guidance should be noted, pertaining to the Yellow Ribbon designation. Anyone seeking a Yellow Ribbon school should check for further qualifiers pertaining to the words “Yellow Ribbon” on a school’s website, or otherwise applied to a given institution of higher learning (IHL). Yellow Ribbon payments made by the school can be called simply another type of scholarship, in addition to the benefit paid by the VA. The VA, however, determines the number, the amount and any other applicable condition to the benefit, because it is a joint contribution with a federal government entity, on behalf of a student veteran to a DoD-approved IHL. There are a limited number of Yellow Ribbon undergraduate scholarships or graduate degree programs at IHLs, as well as a limited amount that will be funded by the VA.

This is just one of many reasons why the advice remains the same: The veteran or dependent ready to make use of GI Bill benefits should select the school first, then contact that school’s VA certifying official to determine the best GI Bill option at that particular school.

USMC education personnel remain poised to assist servicemem-bers, veterans and family dependents with their secondary education financial aid. The GI Bill improvements are certainly welcome. Edu-cation office personnel hopefully can maneuver successfully through the maze of information to assist military community members in making the best use of their new (or old) GI Bill benefits. O

Bart MacMillan is an education and career specialist at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.



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Faced with high college costs and shaky student loan rates, consumers are becoming increasingly conscious of the price tag of each class and look to save money wherever possible. Fewer people, especially adult learn-ers, are looking for the “college experience” and instead place a higher value on lowering the cost of attendance and increasing the return on investment. The idea of receiving college credit for courses previously com-pleted or experience acquired outside of the classroom—through work or independent study—is gaining traction with students, and nontraditional students, veterans or active duty in particular, are increasingly taking advantage of the opportunity.

From academic testing programs like College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), DSST, or school-specific exams to having their military transcript evaluated for credit, military students have a number of avenues to pursue credit. Facilitating the process of establishing a reliable and standardized resource for documenting the recommended credits for military training is the evolution of the military transcript. It’s been a long road, but the new Joint Service Transcript is both a powerful tool for servicemembers and a trusted resource for colleges.

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“Until recently, one of the greatest chal-lenge universities and colleges faced when awarding credit for American Council on Education (ACE) credit documented on military transcripts was the lack of a single

formatted transcript among the respective services,” explained Carol Berry, Ed.D., direc-tor of Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). In essence, ACE is the body responsible—through a DANTES contract—for evaluating military training and establishing credit recommen-dations. A team of college-level faculty mem-bers evaluate military training completed in service schools, correspondence courses and specific occupations, then recommend cor-responding credits students should receive. Thus, when considering awarding credit for military training, schools had to evaluate a variety of military transcripts: Army/Ameri-can Council on Education Registry Transcript (AARTS), Sailor/Marine ACE Registry Tran-script (SMART), as well as those from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), and the Coast Guard Institute.

While this sounds potentially confusing, these records actually replaced something more so: the DD295, Application for the Evalu-ation of Learning Experiences during Military Service, which took more time both for the military to prepare and for schools to evalu-ate. “These documents were a vast improve-ment over the DD295, but because they were formatted a little differently and contained slightly different information, institutions found they still required a developed set of skills to evaluate the contents as it related to their respective institution,” Berry continued.

The Joint Service Transcript (JST), which now includes the Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Coast Guard (the Air Force continues to use the CCAF transcript), is based on the

SMART platform for a number of reasons. The AARTS program was already ending, and the SMART was scalable, had ACE approval, as well as “rigorous validation protocols,” as Berry put it. The Coast Guard and Army coor-dinated agreements with the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center to become incorporated into the SMART platform. “The new unified transcript gives servicemembers potentially a single source document that captures their training and occupations history, as well as additional elements of degrees earned, apprenticeships completed via the United Service Members Apprenticeship Program, certification/licensure and tuition assistance courses [past or current]. Each service com-ponent can pick and choose which additional elements they wish to appear on their JST,” Berry emphasized.

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In addition to receiving credits for mili-tary training as delineated on their military transcript, military students may also sit for a number of exams, including DSST, CLEP and individual college exams, that test prior knowledge and award college credit. For each exam, students can earn between three and 12 semester hours of credit, which are accepted by more than 2,900 academic institutions nationwide; schools do vary on the amount of such credits they will accept. “Last year, over 93,000 CLEP and DSST exams were adminis-tered to military personnel. And when tuition assistance was suspended temporarily this

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past spring, testing increased by about 10 percent over the same period last year, mean-ing more servicemembers flocked to their test centers to access this very valuable source of college credit to maintain their momentum toward their degrees,” Berry said.

Not only are more mili-tary students taking these exams, more are succeeding, with the military pass rate increasing over the past three years from 36 to 61 percent. “CLEP and DSST exams have proven to be academically sound tools to accomplish the goals of assisting institu-tions and military students in meeting the financial and aca-demic challenges of graduat-ing more students with fewer resources,” Berry concluded.

DANTES also manages the contract with the Service-members Opportunity Col-leges (SOC), which is a key player in awarding credit for prior college courses, CLEP and DSST, and credit for mili-tary training. In a way, SOC schools can be considered an academic support network of military-friendly institutions. “The colleges and universi-ties within the SOC Consor-tium work together on behalf of military students to avoid excessive loss of previously earned credit and avoid coursework duplica-tion. Schools in the SOC Degree Network System (DNS) have published articulation of how these credit sources fit into their degree programs,” Berry said.

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Although military transcripts have become more streamlined, the amount of credits a school will accept vary since award-ing of college credit is based on the chosen major and individual institution’s require-ments. While prior learning credit may be accepted for general education requirements, highly technical degrees with specific major requirements may not accept as many. Other degrees that closely correspond to an MOS will likely offer greater opportunities to apply

military training for credit, and the services have entered into agreements with a number of academic institutions to pro-mote such programs.

“For example, the Army Career Degree Program trans-lates Army training into college credit that matches require-ments in MOS-related college degrees. They show soldiers precise options for meeting col-lege requirements with Army training, in the classrooms of more than 100 SOCAD col-leges, or by distance learn-ing, testing, certification and professional licensure,” Berry noted. The Navy College Pro-gram Distance Learning Part-nership schools provide sailors the opportunity to pursue a degree through distance learn-ing. “These education partner-ships provide associate and bachelor’s degree programs relevant to each rating, and make maximum use of military professional training and expe-rience to fulfill degree require-ments,” she continued. The Marine Corps Career Colleges Program supports Marine’s development by matching Marine Occupational Fields with quality degrees from SOCMAR member institu-tions. SOCCOAST has worked

to coordinated Guard rating-related degrees as well.

In addition to accepting CLEP and DSST, Excelsior College has its own credit-by-exam program called UExcel. In fact, the college offers associate and bachelor’s degree pro-grams in business and liberal arts that can be earned primarily through UExcel Exams. “Students can transfer in prior credit toward these degrees and then complete the major-ity of the requirements using the identified UExcel Exams,” explained Susan Dewan, executive director, Center for Military Educa-tion at Excelsior College.

There are limitations to prior learn-ing credit, whether they are related to the number of credits able to be transferred or to what degrees they may be attributed. While Excelsior has no limit to the amount of credit that someone could transfer in, there are some restrictions. “Whether credit was

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earned by exam or course-work completed elsewhere, typical academic-related lim-its on transfer credit may exist such as duplicate courses or equivalents, credits that do not meet a given program’s requirements [although they might apply toward elec-tives], and some time limits may apply on how long ago credit toward the professional component of a degree was earned,” she continued.

SUNY Empire State College awards credit for specified scores from DSST, CLEP, Excel-sior College Examinations (ECE, formerly Regents College), Thomas Edison College Examination Program (TECEP), AP, Gradu-ate Record Examinations (GRE) Advanced Tests, and New York University Proficiency Testing in Foreign Languages. At SUNY Empire State College, students may transfer up to 40 credits or 10 four-credit classes for associate degrees, 96 credits or 24 four-credit classes for a bachelor’s, and up to nine credits or three three-credit classes for all mas-ter’s degree programs. They offer assessment credit for the MBA in Management and MA in Adult Learning.

“To accept test scores on a regionally accredited transcript, an NYSED approved school transcript, an AARTS or SMART tran-script, or on any document other than the original score report, [the school needs the year the student took the exam; the exam title; the student’s score] and the document needs to be processed through the Empire State College Admissions Office. … The stu-dent’s score must meet or exceed the Empire State College criteria for that exam,” Linda Frank, director of the college’s Office of Vet-eran and Military Education explained.

Penn State World Campus accepts both CLEP and DSST. “Since [these exams] only cover a small set of courses, we also offer our own internal credit by exam as well as credit by portfolio. This allows our students many more opportunities to be assessed and acquire credit for their previous non-collegiate learning,” Patricia Shope, prior learning assessment coordinator with Penn State Outreach and Online Education noted.

Medaille College accepts “up to 60 cred-its from nontraditional test methods such as CLEP and DSST; however, the school will not accept nontraditional test cred-its from other colleges/universities. The

veteran must retake the exam or take the course if trans-ferring in to Medaille Col-lege,” said Ray Otto, military recruiting manager at Medai-lle College School of Adult and Graduate Education.

The structure of the adult learning program at Medai-lle is well-suited for veterans. Alum Tom Deluzio served eight years on active duty and four in the reserves as mili-

tary police in the Army. After he separated form the Army, he worked for a number of different law enforcement agen-cies, but couldn’t get promoted because he didn’t have an education. Twenty-five years after he joined the Army he decided to use the education benefits he earned while serv-ing, and credits his educational success to both the discipline he learned while in the military and the structure of his degree pro-grams at Medaille.

“The adult school of education that I went through at Medaille is extremely user-friendly, especially for military personnel. It’s very structured. Even for working profes-sionals, it is set up for success. If it weren’t for my education benefits and the structure I was taught on active duty, I would not have been successful in school,” Deluzio said. “I went from barely graduating in junior college to graduating cum laude with my master’s degree. One degree was pre-service, the other was post,” he continued. As a full-time student, in four years Deluzio com-pleted a bachelor’s in business management and a master’s in organizational leadership. Following graduation, because of his mas-ter’s and military background, Deluzio was recruited for a leadership position by a small state law enforcement agency that provides security for Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.

The key to making your military career and prior learning work for you appears to be research and communication. DANTES and organizations like ACE and SOC have a number of resources available to help clarify the process, and schools have advisors ready to assist. If you’ve put in your time in the military, it’s likely that you can use it to your advantage and move your degree forward. O

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In the fall of 2010, the Department of Education issued a series of regulations including one specifically relating to “State Authorization.” The guidance stated that any institution of higher education delivering programs to students in other states must secure authorization to do so from each state in which it has students residing. While this federal regulation was overturned on a technicality in 2011, the department recently announced a rulemaking process that will overcome the technicality and reinstate the rule. Meanwhile, states still expect insti-tutions to follow their regulations, which pre-dated the federal rule.

More importantly for those of us involved with voluntary educa-tion, the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 1322.25 that was recently posted on the federal register for comment cites the vacated federal regulation. In other words, if the Department of Educa-tion reinstates the state authorization regulation, institutions provid-ing post-secondary education through the federal tuition assistance program must adhere to all state requirements where the services are rendered. Institutions serving students on military bases, even at a distance, will not be exempted from the requirement.

Those of us who have been working on securing authorization from 49 other states, not to mention the territories and the District of Columbia, for the past few years have come to realize what a dif-ficult and expensive task this has become. Forty-nine states with 49 policies and 70-plus (some have two!) different departments providing administrative oversight are what we’ve been asked to navigate. This is especially cumbersome for small schools with limited budgets (many states require a fee to comply) and limited legal resources, as the legal jargon in some cases can be overwhelming.

While this is extremely burdensome for many institutions, a glim-mer of light has been cast on the subject. Over the past few years, the four regional higher education compacts—Western Interstate Com-mission for Higher Education, Midwestern Higher Education Com-pact, New England Board of Higher Education and Southern Regional Education Board—have proposed a remedy that should assist schools in satisfying individual state requirements regarding the delivery of online courses across state lines.

The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, or SARA, is built on trust and cooperation among states. Rather than have each indi-vidual state regulate all institutions that provide distance education to students in their state, participating states would agree to regulate institutions in their own state instead using a common set of criteria. They would also agree to “accept” institutions from other member states, as long as these institutions have already met the criteria in their own state.

It is important to understand that participation by states and institutions is completely voluntary. Institutions may only participate if they have completed the authorization process in their home state, provided that state is a member of SARA. If a state opts out, however, no institutions located in that state may participate in SARA, and they would have to continue to satisfy the requirements of all individual states, as they do now.

The National Commission for SARA has hired Marshall Hill, former executive director of the Nebraska Coordinating Commis-sion for Postsecondary Education, to lead the implementation of the agreement. Over the next few months, the regional compacts will be finalizing details and holding several information sessions. They also will be assisting interested states in aligning their laws to allow them to participate in SARA (requiring legislative action in some states) and in creating procedures for reviewing and approving institutions. The new SARA website at www.nc-sara.org includes FAQs and updates on next steps that states and institutions should be taking. For military-serving institutions, SARA will enable them to meet their state authorization requirements in participating states by obtaining approval in their home state. O

Note from Mike Heberling, CCME President: This month we thank Lane Huber, CCME Secretary, for his timely article on State Authorization for Distance Education and Reciprocity. Lane acknowledges the help of Russ Poulin, Deputy Director of Research and Analysis for WCET, in preparing this article.

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Q: What is your school’s background in military education?

A: With Fort Hood as our neighbor, CTC’s military roots date back to our founding when the campus was constructed on 560 acres of land donated by Fort Hood in 1967. CTC initiated on-site programs on Fort Hood in 1970 and in Europe in 1974. CTC’s success at Fort Hood and Europe led to the explosive expansion of CTC’s locations including Fort Leonard Wood (Missouri), South Korea, and the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Fleets in 1976. By the early 1980s CTC offered programs to military personnel stationed in the Pacific Command, Alaska and Panama, as well as throughout the con-tinental United States.

CTC was a founding member of the Servicemember’s Opportunity College and one of the original eArmyU partner col-leges. Today we serve over 50,000 students, including active duty military, veterans and their families at over 140 locations around the world.

Q: What online degree and certificate pro-grams do you offer and how do these dis-tance learning programs fit in with the lives of active duty and transitioning military personnel?

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dates to provide maximum flexibility for military students to fit classes in between moves and deployments. We award maxi-mum credit for military education and training that, when combined with our frequent start dates and varied course lengths, allow students to quickly reach their goals.

Q: What are some of your most popular programs, and which ones are the most appealing to military students?

A: Our most popular program for military students is our general studies degree. It offers flexibility and transferability, and allows military students to make maxi-mum use of evaluated credit. Our criminal justice, business and hospitality degrees are very appealing to our military students. Homeland security is a program that has grown in popularity, and provides a good fit for military students’ skill sets.

Q: How has your school positioned itself to serve military students?

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