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Serving Veterans & Active Duty Military Personnel via
Online Business Education
Cheryl Oliver
Assistant Dean
Online and Graduate Programs
Online MBA and Executive MBA
100% online
OMBA
• 22-29 months
• 5 week “foundation”
• 7 week core and electives
• 16 week capstone courses
• $750/credit* • $30,000-$40,500
• 4 concentrations
• Optional study abroad*$658/ credit military rate
EMBA
• 18 months
• 5 week core and elective courses
• 16 week capstone courses
• $1137/credit• $50,000
• Optional study abroad
Land Grant Mission and the Opportunity to Serve
• Improve the lives of people in our state, the region and the world through education
• 660,000 Veterans and 215,000 Active Duty personnel are undergraduate students in the US
Opportunity to Serve Nationally
• Of the 875,000 in undergraduate programs only 15% are traditionally aged college students
31.4% are 24-29 28.2% are 30-39 24.9 are 40 or finer
• 47% report being parents
Online MBA and Executive MBA
• OMBA
• >500 students
• Globally dispersed
• 10% returning alumni
• 20% receiving active duty or veteran’s benefits
EMBA
• 72 students
• Globally dispersed
• < 10% returning alumni
• 18% receiving active duty or veteran’s benefits
Student Profile EMBA
Devon, Meteorologist & WC-130 Hurricane Hunter Pilot U.S.A.F. Reserves, Mississippi, Entrepreneur, Mother of 1 small hurricane
Student Profile OMBA
Donald, Command Post Superintendent, U.S.A.F.Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia
Soon to be father of 1, President ASWSU Online
“My other role is as a mentor to my Airmen. Each member of my team may one day be in my position, so I have a duty and responsibility to make sure they are capable of taking my place. As a team, we have been identified as “Superior Performers” in multiple exercises and inspections, and one of my Airmen was identified as the Squadron “Airman of the Year,” while one of my master sergeants was named the base “Senior NCO of the Year,” both significant honors in an Airman’s career.”
Veteran’s Administration
Education Benefits
• Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Chapter 30 Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
• Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation
• Chapter 35 Dependents Education Assistance
• Chapter 1606 MGIB for Reserves
• Other Washington based state tuition assistance; only applies to campus based programs
Veteran’s Administration
2000
• Veteran’s Affairs Coordinator• Registrar’s office team
member• Record keeping• Reporting• Communication with VA
2015
• Veteran’s Affairs Coordinator• Student Affairs team member• Record keeping• Reporting• Communicating with VA• Advocating for students• Resource for Colleges• Services, Collaborations and
Programs
Services Collaborations and Programs
• Veteran’s Affairs Center (2014)
• Counseling
• ASWSU Student Veterans Committee
• Cougar Veterans RSO
• VetCorps (2016)
• Graduation Cords
• Challenge Coin
Services Collaborations and Programs
Challenges
• Textbooks to APOs
• Firewalls
• Clearance for Intl. participation
• Promotions, deployments, etc…
Opportunities
• Counseling and Testing Services
• Tutoring
• Transition Assistance• College preparedness• Career planning
• Within service branches• To civilian careers
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