Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) – the Key to Success
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ervice members and Veterans can earn real college credits for knowledge gained through military education, training, and occupational experiences thanks to Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), also known as Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). Colleges and universities recognize and help students translate learning achieved outside the classroom into credit that can shorten time to a degree and reduce costs. Did you know, adult students who receive CPL credit...* • • •
Complete credentials at a rate 22% higher than those who do not? Earn their degrees 9-14 months sooner on average? Save anywhere from $1,500 to $10,200 on their education costs?
Despite these fantastic benefits, only 11% of adult students earn college credit through CPL. To help increase that number, DANTES and its partner, the American Council on Education (ACE), have been working diligently to make it easier for colleges and universities to evaluate military learning and award college credit. The new Modernized ACE Military Guide was launched on 1 April 2021, with a suite of dedicated tools for academic institutions to support the work of evaluating military learning and awarding of academic credit to service members and veterans. Simply put, helping to solve college and university challenges in evaluating military prior learning, leads to more degree-related credit and a bigger head start for Service members and Veterans. working to achieve their educational goal *Note: all data sourced from “The PLA Boost” report released by CAEL and WICHE
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