Ashworth and the Army Team Up For Education

Distance learning beacon Ashworth College has just announced that it will be teaming up with no less than the United States Army to offer online education opportunities to active duty servicemembers and their families via a new site, GoArmyEd.com.

“As a leader in distance education, Ashworth College is able to easily deliver degree and course offerings and service soldiers anywhere in the world,” explained John Riser, Director, Ashworth Education Operations, about the new GoArmyEd.com partnership.

To participate in the GoArmyEd program, Ashworth underwent an extensive application process. “We were able to demonstrate that Ashworth College offers accredited military-friendly programs that are relevant to soldiers,” Riser added. “As a recognized institution, service members can now immediately enroll in our programs directly from the GoArmyEd portal. And through the Army’s tuition assistance program there are zero out-of-pocket expenses.”

By removing common obstacles like money, time and locale, non-commissioned officers looking to move up, as well as military personnel preparing for re-entry to civilian life, have additional opportunities to pursue a college education.

Ashworth offers courses in subjects with maximum potential for both officer advancement and for career opportunities on base or in civilian life, such as health care, technology, and legal studies. The school also works with students on finding CLEP credits and working out the most efficient programs to benefit busy service members who need value flexibility and lack the time to just drift through unnecessary classes.

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