Veterans Object to 2nd Class Treatment for Online Students
Four young veterans teamed up on a well reasoned, civil and straightforward article in Washington blog The Huffington Post about a fundamental inequity built into the education support component of the New GI Bill.
This legislation became law in August of this year and among the important provisions in the law is financial support for veterans [...]
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. [...]
U.S. Army Hosts Scholarship for Health Care Professionals
College costs can add up fast, especially when you go beyond the undergraduate four years. Students enrolled graduate health care schools may spend as much time worrying about how to pay for their classes as they do on the classes themselves. Luckily, there are resources out there that can help, if you know where to [...]
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 [...]
Tuition Assistance now Available for all Military Spouses
For some time the Department of Defense has had a pilot program in operation that provides up to $6,000 in educational funding support for the spouses of military personnel on active duty. The program is called the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account – or if you chose to utilize the DoD acronym, the MyCAA. [...]
New GI Bill Extends Benefits to Private Universities
The Montgomery GI Bill has always been an invaluable resources for helping military servicemembers achieve their college goals, but in the past those benefits only went so far. Now, thanks to the new and improved GI Bill, it looks like more private colleges and universities across the country will be seeing an increase in military [...]
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 [...]
From Soldier To Student: One Veteran’s Journey
Thousands upon thousands of today’s military service members have seen tours of duty in places like Iraq and Afghanistan — but what happens when the tour is over? For those whose service in the military is over, rebuilding a life apart from the military tends to be a top priority and, for many, college is [...]
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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