Online Instruction from an Iraqi Combat Zone
North Dakota State University provides higher education in a state where agriculture and farming are still the economic anchors. Their catalogue of business degrees reflects the state’s economic orientation, so when an associate professor of agribusiness and applied economics was called to duty by the National Guard, she took her rostrum with her.
Cheryl J. [...]
Ashworth College Named as Military Friendly School
Every year GI Jobs published a list of “military friendly” schools that are being acknowledged due to their special efforts on behalf of returning veterans. This year Ashworth College was added to the list, which was announced on October 23rd.
The list was compiled through research starting last May during which G.I. Jobs polled more [...]
Military Enrollment Jumps at Kaplan University Iowa
Kaplan University is a major provider of online degree programs and also operates campuses in several states. Mason City, one of their six Iowa campuses, has seen a spike in enrollment due to their ability to deliver both online and on campus courses. The small campus has doubled its military attendance, drawing on [...]
Louisiana University Opens an Extension at Barksdale AFB
Louisiana’s Northwest State University (NSU) has reached an agreement with Barksdale Air Force Base to open an extension on the base grounds, located eighty miles from the campus. A memorandum of understanding has been signed by both parties that requires the base to provide classroom space and the school to begin its AFB program [...]
GI Jobs Releases Military Friendly Colleges List for 2010
It’s that time of year again: the 2010 List of Military Friendly Schools has been announced!
The list is put out by GI Jobs magazine, a leader in the world of military education and post-military employment, and honors the 15% of the country’s colleges and universities that do the most to welcome military veterans and enhance [...]
Schools Now Accepting Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Applications!
For veterans of the military online colleges and traditional universities alike have just gotten a whole lot more in reach: a new and improved version of the Montgomery G.I. Bill has been drafted for soldiers who have served after during and 9/11, and as of May 1st, that bill is in full effect.
“We owe [...]
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 [...]
Grantham University Goes Extra Mile For Military Veterans
When it comes to serving the troops who serve our country, Grantham University has never been one to fall short — just a few months ago, the school was named as one of the Top 20 military-friendly schools our country has to offer. Still, this is not a school content to rest on its laurels, [...]
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