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Cover / Q&A Solving the Pilot Crisis
A looming U.S. airline pilot shortage is prompting novel proposals for expanding participation in flight-training programs. But how to structure and fund such initiatives remains up in the air. By Andy Pasztor
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Professors can help students develop inventive projects— whether it’s during summer research sessions or service trips abroad. MAE takes a look at schools that encourage their students to enhance their academic experience outside of the classroom. By Laural Hobbes
47 A New Career … Stat!
The United States of America needs more nurses. And for job-hunting veterans with medical experience hoping to segue into a civilian career, this serious shortage could be viewed as a marvelous opportunity. By J.B. Bissell
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EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE The evolution of online education has been a hot topic in higher education. In August, when MAE published a piece on the trend of students taking free online classes taught by professors at elite universities, students were unable to receive class credit for course completion. In late October, however, Antioch University and its Los Angeles campus announced that they received approval from Coursera, a popular massive open online course (MOOC)-hosting website, to offer college credit through its platform. Their students will now have the option of reduced tuition rates for completion of Bachelor of Arts degrees and their high school-to-college bridge program. Laural C. Hobbes Meanwhile, Emerson College, in Boston, has a partnership with the Berklee Editor School of Music that allows students to take online courses at a lower cost than typical classes. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit from November 27, outstanding student loan debt currently stands at $956 billion. Giving students the option of paying discounted tuition rates for online courses—while ensuring that these programs maintain the academic standards of the hosting university—could help them avoid accruing additional loans. Schools that offer less expensive online classes could quickly become the norm. “I think we’ll see digital learning communities cohabit with residential learning communities,” said Lee Pelton, the president of Emerson College, at the College Savings Foundation’s 2012 summit. While MOOCs have not yet been monetized, Pelton predicted that the incredible amount of students taking MOOCs—often a single class will attract millions of students—will entice businesses to invest. Only time will tell how quickly other universities will adapt similar programs, or if other MOOC platform providers will announce for-credit partnerships. In this issue of MAE, we address how exclusively online programs are handling the challenge of providing support services. For more information, flip to “Supporting the Distance Learning Student” on page 53. Last but not least, I’d like to encourage you to consult this year’s Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities, which incorporates visually striking dashboards to help you easily compare military-friendly policies between the almost 300 colleges and universities that responded to our questionnaire. Please email me with any questions you may have, and good luck to you on the next stage of your academic journey.
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TAP Updated Some reservists will be required to complete the DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP) under legislation designed to reduce unemployment among veterans. The updated TAP went into effect November 21. It now requires mandatory pre-separation counseling, an individualized transition plan, VA benefits briefing and the Department of Labor (DoL) employment workshop for all active-duty military members retiring or separating from the Air Force. “Members of the Air Reserve Component on orders for 180 consecutive days or more are also now required to receive pre-separation counseling (to include an individualized transition plan) and receive a VA benefits briefing,” said Eddy Saunders, Air Force Reserve Command TAP program manager. Reserve members are encouraged to participate in TAP services. However, the Office of the Secretary of Defense is reviewing an exemption that will allow reservists to opt out of the DoL employment workshop if they already have a job or an education plan. “If members cannot provide proof, it will be mandatory that they also complete the TAP employment workshop,” Saunders said. Two pieces of legislation are driving changes to the program. The Veterans Opportunity to Work Act and Hiring Heroes Act directed the Department of Veterans Affairs, the DoL and DoD to expand current programs to reduce unemployment among veterans. “The newly revised TAP will offer veterans the skills needed to explore education and employment opportunities, translate military skills and training and to receive individualized assistance to successfully register for the right VA benefits and services,” added Krystal Shiver, AFRC’s other TAP manager. Reservists who need to fulfill TAP requirements should contact the airman and family readiness office at their location. “Members on an active-duty base will accomplish TAP requirements through the activeduty airman and family readiness center,” Shiver said.
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expand traditional training options for student pilots. Still, some A looming U.S. airline pilot shortage is prompting novel proindustry veterans insist a joint government-industry approach posals for expanding participation in flight-training programs. But seems inevitable. Randy Babbitt, a former FAA administrator, how to structure and fund such initiatives remains up in the air. pilot-union chief and commercial pilot, said a confluence of facBoth government and industry officials recently have emphators is “really putting pressure on the industry.” He predicted that sized the need to find new, long-term ways to increase the flow of for the first time in the U.S., “you’re going to see some partnership would-be pilots. In early November, more than a dozen major airbetween agencies and the private sector” to train new co-pilots, lines and commuter carriers participated in a meeting to discuss possibly by providing tax credits to carriers. potential solutions—dubbed the “Pilot Supply Summit”—sponMark Rosenker, former head of the National sored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Transportation Safety Board, agrees that innovation Daytona Beach, Fla. is essential to retain high-quality flight instructors Tim Brady, dean of the school’s Florida college and also eventually attract more students. “What of aviation, warned that expanding the pipeline of happens to boost the development of pilots in five pilots “is not a future problem; it is upon us now.” to 10 years, that’s the real issue.” Some proponents want to see low-interest loans Enrollment has been declining for years in prior various other federal subsidies go to fledgling vate flight schools, where students can spend up to aviators at flight schools or academic institutions. $150,000 to train to the point where they become Others advocate scholarships or loan guarantees eligible for commercial flying jobs. Under the curprovided by prospective employers. rent training system, young pilots typically pay for “We're going to have to do something unique” to Tim Brady most of their own training. find answers, John Allen, a senior Federal Aviation Yet they know that once they get their first airAdministration (FAA) official, told a training contim.brady@erau.edu line job, starting pay often is under $25,000 a year. ference in Washington over the summer. Without “The profession is not as attractive today as it once swift, coordinated action, he told another industry was,” Rob Burke, an FAA training official, told an gathering, “by the time big airlines feel [a shortage], international meeting this past summer. the need will be critical.” At the University of North Dakota, which has Allen has been trying to generate interest in one of the best-known academic aviation programs creating a new breed of aviation academies feeding in the U.S., officials say student interest in airline young pilots to commuter airlines: hybrid institucareers is at the lowest level in four decades. “Their tions supported by the government and industry confidence in the industry just isn’t there,” said that would offer five-year bachelor’s degrees along Kent Lovelace, chairman of the aviation departwith flight time in twin-engine planes. But he ment. He is among those who argue that revving stresses that this is his personal vision. Kent Lovelace up pilot production requires active airline particiThe FAA hasn’t officially blessed any proposals lovelace@aero.und.edu pation. and the White House hasn’t earmarked dollars to 6 | MAE 7.10
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The industry “needs to have direct involvement in student enrollment,” according to Lovelace. Unless the system changes, “there probably will be a shortage very shortly.” Some aviation experts believe U.S. carriers should follow the lead of European and Asian countries in promoting airline-sponsored selection and training of future pilots from the start. Germany’s Deutsche Lufthansa runs its own basic training program, turning candidates without any flying experience into newly minted co-pilots in less than two years. Compared with traditional training, there is greater emphasis on simulator sessions focused on skills needed to fly twin-engine jets rather than total hours aloft. The airline and the student pilots split the cost, with graduates guaranteed a job at Lufthansa. Since 2009, the latest version of the program has produced 350 first officers. From the beginning, “you are teaching young pilots exactly what they need to do when they are flying the big jets,” said Captain Matthias Kippenberg of Lufthansa. The training is much more tailored to the specific demands of flying big jets than the skills U.S. student pilots typically get: flying single-engine, propeller planes from small airports to build hours in their logbooks. In China, where aviation is booming and there is a limited pool of trained pilots, some airlines are taking the same approach. Many of the new Chinese aviators sitting behind the controls of big passenger jets have substantially less than the congressionally imposed 1,500 hours of minimum flight time confronting U.S. pilots.
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But such programs have failed to gain traction in this country, even though concerns about pilot shortages are prompting debate about embracing new strategies. U.S. airlines, which are only marginally profitable, spend heavily on training and retraining the aviators they already employ. Carriers, however, are reluctant to invest in training pilot candidates, given the crush of other financial obligations facing the industry. Moreover, many regulators are wary of making major extensive changes in light of record low accident rates in this country. According to acting FAA chief Michael Huerta, the agency already is working on “the most significant overhaul of crew training” since the early 1990s. U.S. regional airlines—likely to be hurt the most by pilot shortages—seem more willing to experiment. Scott Foose, senior vice president of the Regional Airline Association, told an international safety conference in Cleveland in June that in order to assure an adequate supply of pilots, “everything needs to be on the table.” O Susan Carey and Jack Nicas contributed to this article. Reprinted by permission of The Wall Street Journal, Copyright © (2012) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. License number 3045481471936. For more information, contact MAE Editor Laural Hobbes at laural@kmimediagroup.com or search our online archives for related stories at www.mae-kmi.com.
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“The village has a limited supply of water College is heralded as a time for inteland electricity, and one primary school,” lectual expansion both inside and outside the explained Major Tim Moore, an engineerclassroom. At schools such as the Virginia ing professor at VMI and the leader of this Military Institute (VMI), Texas A&M and NorEWB chapter. “Sanitation is a major probwich University, professors encourage their lem, and there’s not much usable land for students to make the most of their four years growing crops or any water treatment or by pursuing a variety of research and service sewage collection.” Villagers would like reliactivities beyond the typical classroom schedable access to water in order to improve ule. Whether through collaborative research, their diet and market their crops—so for independent research, language immersion the first project, students trips, or service trips, students installed a catchment basin at these schools have a host to collect uncontaminated of possibilities for additional water and installed 2,000 linacademic enrichment. ear feet of pipe, which helps Engineers Without Borwith irrigation and provides ders (EWB), a humanitarian clean drinking water. In June engineering organization, 2012, students put the finishhas had a chapter at VMI ing touches on the irrigasince December of 2010. The tion system and installed two group’s purpose is to provide 3,000 liter water tanks and sustainable engineering soluMaj. Tim Moore one 5,000 liter water tank. tions to impoverished comStudents also conducted a munities all over the world. health survey in the town to assess the vilOn July 26, 2011, and June 10, 2012, EWB lagers’ medical needs—and a water and saniparticipants from VMI and neighboring tation assessment to determine the best way Washington and Lee University traveled to to address the improvement of water supply a small village in Bolivia called Pampoyo to and sewage collection. implement a water irrigation system. 8 | MAE 7.10
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Next May, 17 students will head to Pampoyo to design and construct seven “ecolatrines” and multiple experimental solar showers. The team also plans to develop another project that will allow the northern side of the village to receive clean water. In the future, the VMI-EWB project team intends to educate villagers on operation and maintenance of the water irrigation system, eco-latrines and water supply system. “It’s hard to find opportunities in college where you are making a real-world impact. In the future, I’d like to work as a doctor in a developing country, so being a member of EWB is giving me great opportunities and training,” said Hannah Dickinson, a biology major at VMI who plans to go on her first trip in May. “A project like building water tanks in Pampoyo will completely change the villagers’ lives,” Dickinson continued. “Creating structures to bring clean water to the villagers [will eliminate] diseases they were getting from drinking contaminated water. After this trip, I think I’ll see how health care and engineering are interrelated, especially in developing countries. This is my first exposure to civil engineering, but [it will be] very www.MAE-kmi.com
interesting to see how engineering concepts can solve health problems.” Throughout the school year, Moore prepares EWB students for what they will encounter abroad. “We work on developing designs and implementing those designs,” he said. “We also run through mock construction drills and do a lot of hands on learning through meetings, seminars and classroom exercises. Students also learn about the history of the areas we visit and how to pack as well as how to culturally relate to the people of the areas in which we visit.” Already the irrigation system the students installed have impacted the villagers’ lives. “They are using the irrigation/drinking water system daily, so it is working very well. Not only have many of [the villagers] remained in Pampoyo, but their sons and daughters are starting to come back, improving the labor force within the community for farming,” Moore said. Meanwhile, Texas A&M has a chapter of another national organization—Project Go, which offers study abroad opportunities to ROTC students in critical languages
Students working with locals to build the catchment basin. [Photo courtesy of Maj. Tim Moore]
like Arabic, Chinese and Russian. “Language immersion in a foreign country is one of the best ways to bolster student language proficiency and cultural knowledge in ways that cannot be easily attained through a regular classroom environment,” said Salah Ayari, Ph.D., a professor of Arabic at Texas A&M.
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At the end of the research sessions, students share their projects at “brown bag” discussions. After the summer, students can submit their papers to academic journals that publish undergraduate work; some students present their research at conferences. For students that do lab work with faculty, co-publishing is an option. “There are opportunities for them to get [their research] out there in the world,” Tease said. As students across all disciplines apply for summer research funding, the final projects are equally diverse: History majors have done archival research in Washington, D.C.; there have been projects on computing, dystopian literature, the evolution of game playing, and biology lab work. An architecture student went to Puerto Rico and Cuba to look at the buildings there. “For the undergrads that haven’t done these things before, it’s important to me that they receive guidance in terms of where to look for research documents,” said Tease. “I point my students towards databases they should use, if there is archival work available—then they’re responsible for coming
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up with a list of resources and a plan. The biggest challenge of [writing] a proposal is making it accessible to a general audience. So that’s something that comes out in the students we select; they’re articulate about their research goals, and they can say it in language that [anyone] can understand.” Chris Bock, a junior at Norwich, opted for the six-week session. As a criminal justice major who wants to work with a federal agency at some point, he researched Mexican drug cartels and the question of whether or not they should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. “I wanted to do something that could be applicable to the real world, so my professor and I discussed the drug cartels and the problems they’ve been causing,” Bock said. He and his professor settled on the newspapers he should use as sources, and used coding software called Atlas PI that sifts through online articles according to designated keywords. Bock used his professor’s dissertation as a research model. In March, he will present his findings at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Dallas.
A biology student, Liz Chapdelaine, also participated in the summer research program. To begin her project—creating a GSTfusion protein—Chapdelaine approached a professor about the research she had done while on sabbatical. “All of my work was done in the lab working with cell cultures or performing binding studies. It was a definite learning curve because I knew little about the subject and had no practice with the majority of the lab procedures,” Chapdelaine admitted. “[My professor] taught me everything I needed to know in order to be successful with my research.” Chapdelaine was ultimately successful in creating a GSTfusion protein, her ultimate goal. By pursuing additional academic opportunities not necessarily confined to the classroom, students will bring unique insights to their next semesters—and their lives after graduation. O For more information, contact MAE Editor Laural Hobbes at lauralh@kmimediagroup.com or search our online archives for related stories at www.mae-kmi.com.
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A New Career …
Becoming a nurse could fulfill a national need— and lead to a rewarding profession. By J.B. Bissell MAE Correspodent The United States of America needs more nurses. We’re just a few years away from what appears to be escalating into a medical world version of a perfect storm: An aging, retiring population of baby boomers who will need additional quality health care—at the hospital, at their doctors’ offices, at home—colliding with an aging population of nurses, many of whom also will be ready for retirement. If these two circumstances continue unchecked—and obviously nothing can be done about the former—it’s easy to predict the potential for problems down the road. In fact, the prediction has already been made. “The U.S. Department of Labor projects that by the year 2020, more than 1 million new and replacement nurses will be needed to meet the country’s health care demands,” said Jane Kirschling, DNS, RN, FAAN, and president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. For job-hunting veterans with medical experience hoping to segue into a civilian career, this serious shortage could be viewed as a marvelous opportunity. “Given the great demand for registered nurses into the foreseeable future,” Kirschling continued, “nursing is a secure, dynamic profession that offers career seekers a wide variety of practice opportunities in all settings where health care is delivered.”
Program Capacity The ability to meet this great demand, however, will be easier said than done. According to Kirschling, in addition to the maturing population and aging workforce, one of the situation’s major hurdles is “a shortage of faculty, which is limiting the size of nursing programs.” In other words, right now there aren’t enough teachers to train the next generation of health care professionals. “Despite the critical need for nurses, nursing schools turn away qualified applicants due to a shortage of faculty members, budget constraints, insufficient clinical teaching sites, and insufficient classroom space,” explained Dr. Jean D’Meza Leuner, professor and founding dean of the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Nursing. 12 | MAE 7.10
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This desperate state of affairs is being addressed, and leaders at some of the country’s most forward-thinking institutions are figuring out, and starting to employ, various innovative approaches to rectify the problem—and get as many enthusiastic students into the programs as possible. “We have doubled enrollment in the baccalaureate program over the past eight years by opening new programs and developing new community-based partnerships,” Leuner continued. One of the latest opportunities is UCF’s concurrent Associate of Science in nursing to Bachelor of Science in nursing curriculum, which makes it possible for qualified students to earn both degrees in a very timely fashion. They focus on associate-level coursework at one of three state colleges while simultaneously enrolling in an array of nursing classes at UCF. The huge advantage is that once students have earned their ASN degree, they’ve also already wrapped up most of their bachelor’s credits and usually just need one or two more semesters to finish their BSN. Not only are graduates then better prepared to join the workforce, but some will continue their education. As Leuner said, “Nurses with graduate degrees will be able to replenish the faculty workforce, advance nursing science, and provide the leadership to redesign health care systems and practice.”
Talent Pool Of course, sometimes addressing a specific need doesn’t take major redesigning, just a little refocusing. Most of the country’s new nurses started their career journey directly out of high school, which remains a hotbed of potential learners. “We are engaging more strategically with high school counselors to educate them about the nursing profession so that they can more effectively counsel high school students toward careers in nursing,” said Rita A. Frantz, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Kelting Dean and professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. Similarly, more veterans with military medical experience are being counseled toward careers in nursing, and for good reason. “In order to pursue a baccalaureate degree, students must complete a series of prerequisite courses in the biological and social sciences,” Frantz explained. “If veterans have that type of coursework completed prior to or during their military service, they will have an easier time transitioning into a nursing program.” This detail hasn’t been lost on industry leaders, many of whom see experienced veterans as a still somewhat-untapped portion of the talent pool that can eventually help curb the country’s nursing www.MAE-kmi.com
shortage. “Serving as a medic in the military would prepare an individual well for entering a health-related profession,” said Leuner. “The skills and experience of a soldier medic or corpsman provide an excellent background for someone entering a nursing education program.” Until recently, though, a medic’s background was merely that: a background. The experience didn’t offer any tangible educational benefit for servicemen or women who hoped to become civilian nurses. Then, “last year, the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a Jane Kirschling generous grant to the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi College of Nursing and Health Sciences that will allow the nursing school to work with key military leadership and training staff at the Medical Education and Training Command in San Antonio to identify strategies to align enlisted health care training and nursing academic credit,” said Kirschling. If this particular program is sucDr. Jean Leuner cessful, it could serve as a model for jean.leuner@ucf.edu other institutions to set up some sort of system for awarding academic credit for enlisted training. In the meantime, Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi has unveiled their eLine Military Program (ELM). “That’s our major initiative for veterans,” said Dr. Bunny Forgione, the associate dean for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. While the ELM program was designed with veterans in mind, and Rita Frantz there are a number of important rita-frantz@uiowa.edu elements to the entire package, two things stand out. First, it’s available completely online. Second, some college credit is awarded for military medical experience. As Forgione said, nobody disputes that a soldier’s experiences “can add depth and breadth to their formal education,” but the “downside is that personnel find it difficult to transfer them into college credits. So when they leave the military, they Dr. Bunny Forgione may have to start from the beginbunny.forgione@tamucc.edu ning. Although they have had these rich experiences, there is not always credentialing which could be transferred to the civilian world.” Figuring out how to make that transfer is one of the goals of ELM. For now, it’s “an individual process and depends on the type of experience and length of time of the experience for the military personnel,” www.MAE-kmi.com
Forgione said. “As an example, some corpsmen or medics may have shortened clinical hours associated with their clinical didactic courses. Fundamentals of nursing in our program requires 135 hours, but the medical military veteran may only need to do 24 hours as a verification of his or her skills.” Forgione and her colleagues certainly are leading the way when it comes to this much-needed educational system overhaul, but it should be noted that this is of national interest. “Military medics and hospital corpsmen receive extensive health care training and valuable experience while on active duty,” said a written team response for the Department of Veterans Affairs that included contributions from Karen M. Ott, Jennifer Lee, Mary Dougherty and Johnnie Guttery. “However, when they transition to civilian life, the training, skills and experience they acquired in the military do not readily convert into comparable certifications or licenses required for similar jobs in the private health care sector. “Finding ways to bridge the gaps between military training and civilian employment is a priority of the current administration,” the VA continued. “At the president’s direction, the Department of Defense established the Military Credentialing and Licensing Task Force. The Task Force, which includes representatives from the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Labor, Education, Transportation, and Health and Human Services, has focused its initial efforts on industries, such as health care, that have a need for more skilled workers and stand to benefit from military expertise and training. The Task Force members are currently working with states and
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Perhaps, though, some of the most important steps to ultimate success need to be taken before the soldier returns. Iowa’s Frantz mentioned prerequisites, and they are crucial. “A bachelor’s degree in nursing typically takes four years to complete,” she said. “The first two years are devoted to prerequisite courses in the biological and social sciences, as well as liberal arts courses, and the last two years focus on the didactic and clinical courses in nursing.” Unfortunately, even veterans who take college classes during their service time might not concentrate their efforts on a particular educational track—or the correct track. The end result can be a hodgepodge of coursework that doesn’t get them very far toward an actual degree. “Strategic counseling while still in the military can help direct future students to purposeful credits,” Forgione said. That type of counseling can make a decisive difference because at schools such as Central Florida, all prerequisites and general education courses must be completed before one can be admitted into the nursing program, which is already an admittedly competitive field. In fact, Leuner sees two to three times the number of applicants than can be accepted each term. Still, well-prepared veterans and military personnel will discover that they have certain advantages. “Our College of Nursing reserves five seats per semester for military students pursuing officer candidacy through the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program [MECP],” Leuner said. “This means current enlisted students and ROTC students at UCF will only compete against each other for those five seats, and not against the entire pool of applicants [which can be around 500 to 600 people for the largest admission cycle]. If these military students are naturally competitive in the top 115 seats, they will earn the seat on their own and do not compete for one of the five reserved seats, allowing more than five military applicants to be accepted. All MECP applicants must meet the minimum standards for admission, including a slightly higher overall GPA [3.2 instead of 3.0], but in turn are not required to compete against all applicants.” Whether nursing hopefuls are accepted at UCF, Texas A&M, Iowa, or another institution, once the more medically focused part of the program begins, students should be prepared for a rather heavy academic workload. They’ll typically “take courses that prepare them for both acute care (hospital-based) and community-based care (clinics, schools, public health),” Frantz said. “Course content covers nursing care of patients with medical and surgical problems, maternity nursing, pediatrics, mental health nursing and community nursing.” And that’s just half of the commitment. Most likely, students will “be in the classroom about two and a half days per week,” Leuner said, “and then in a clinical setting caring for clients the other two days.” The schedule may be challenging, but that difficulty is an essential element of the overall education, since a bachelor’s degree prepares graduates to function in a full professional capacity—not just as a technician—and to assume some beginning leadership positions in a career field that is primed for, and quite frankly needs, an influx of new leaders. O For more information, contact MAE Editor Laural Hobbes at laural@kmimediagroup.com or search our online archives for related stories at www.mae-kmi.com.
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New Center for Military and Veterans Education Opens Tidewater Community College (TCC) opened a new Center for Military and Veterans Education (CMVE) with a special ceremony and Veterans Day observance on November 12. The center is located on the Virginia Beach Campus of TCC in the Kempsville Building. The center will provide a centralized and comprehensive clearinghouse for academic and student support services for the 14,000plus military-related students at TCC, which accounts for more than 30 percent of the student body. The grand opening included remarks and a formal opening of the facility, along with a special flag-folding ceremony to recognize the significance of the day for veterans. “We are proud to observe Veterans Day and honor our military and their families,” said TCC President Edna Baehre-Kolovani. “And we are pleased to provide active duty military servicemembers, veterans and their families a dedicated resource to serve all of their education needs.” The CMVE will include expanded, dedicated staff and advisers specializing in the unique needs of military-related students on TCC’s campuses
and around the globe. Staff members are trained to help students with admissions needs and financial concerns, and develop a roadmap for academic success and workforce development. The center also provides counselors skilled in non-academic issues of concern to veterans and even a special lounge for military-related students. “Using research into what works in a college environment, TCC has made a significant investment into the success of military-related students,”
said Bruce Brunson, executive director of the Center for Military and Veterans Education. “Our goals are to significantly increase student retention, success, employability and future economic security for servicemembers, including active duty, reserve and National Guard members, as well as veterans and their families. The CMVE will be an outstanding model for student success among colleges and universities across the nation.” Coordinated through the new center and located on all four campuses are Veterans Administration services and VetSuccess programs. Additional Center offerings include continuing education programs, military and government contract training, Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership and the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges program, which helps transferring students coordinate continuation of studies with schools around the country. The CMVE will also provide special faculty and staff training to help all departments better serve TCC’s military-related students.
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Raises $1.5 Million; Honors Wounded Marines at Scholarship Dinner In late October, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation hosted the Chicago Dinner for the Gravely Wounded, honoring Marine and Navy Corpsmen who have been severely wounded in combat by awarding college scholarships to their children. Nearly 13,000 Marines were wounded in action while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; 400 have experienced major limb amputations. The Scholarship Foundation will announce over $1,500,000 in new gifts for children of the wounded at the Chicago Dinner. This year, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation celebrated 50 years of honoring Marines by educating their children, with consistent dedication to those who are wounded in combat. Since 1962, the Scholarship Foundation has awarded nearly 30,000 scholarships valued at over $70,000,000. Nearly 2,000 students received more than $6,000,000 in vocational and postsecondary scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. These scholarships have a major impact on Marine families, particularly those in which a parent has been killed or wounded in combat, and make a difference at a time when the ever-increasing cost of higher education significantly outpaces the average Marine family income. Thirty severely wounded Marine families from all over the country traveled to Chicago, thanks to American Airlines’ Miles for Kids in Need program, to attend the dinner and receive scholarship awards. “The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is keenly aware of the struggles military families face, made all the more challenging if a parent
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is severely wounded in combat. By helping send the children of Marines who have debilitating physical or emotional conditions to college, the Scholarship Foundation empowers the next generation of leaders, honors their sacrifices, and strengthens America’s workforce,” said Margaret B. Davis, president and CEO of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Lieutenant General John Kelly, USMC, senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense, and future commander, U.S. Southern Command, and his wife Karen Kelly attended the Chicago dinner as guests of honor. Their son, Lieutenant Robert Kelly, was killed in 2011 during his Marine Corps service in Afghanistan. At the time, General Kelly was the most senior military leader to speak openly about losing a child in Iraq or Afghanistan. His son’s legacy of service is honored through the Scholarship Foundation’s Lt. Robert Kelly Memorial Scholarship. “We expect Marines, regardless of rank, to stand their ground and do their duty, becoming wounded or dying in the process, if that is what the mission takes,” said Kelly. “Given all they sacrifice for us, it is our duty to stand behind them and their families and provide financial and emotional support where we can. Not only does the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation make college a reality for military children, but it connects families to a support system that can help them cope with such adversity.” Scholarship recipients prove the effectiveness of the program through their academic and professional achievements. Eighty percent of recipients graduate from four-year institutions.
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Military Culture Financial ASSISTANCE FLEXIBILITY SUPPORT SERVICES
two-year colleges separately, because we believe that regardless of size or degrees granted, there are efforts that any school can make to better serve those who have served our nation. Another change for this year’s Guide is the inclusion of the results for all the schools that responded to our questionnaire. We believe that having as much data as possible will help prospective students make a well-informed decision about which school best suits their needs. In light of this, we removed the word “Top” from the Guide’s name to reflect that it is ultimately up to the student to decide which school is the best fit for them. A school with low scores may still be a good fit for a particular student based on other traits, as long as the student understands what military-friendly policies to expect there. Although we are not ranking schools in the Guide, we have recognized the schools that exhibited strong military-friendly policies with an MAE 2013 top military-friendly logo to use in their promotional materials. In meetings with your ESO, you should develop a clear picture of what qualities you want in a college or university. Another important early step is a thorough self-assessment of your capabilities, resources, needs and objectives in order to determine the characteristics you should seek in a school. This Guide is a useful tool to help with one part of a larger research process. While this year’s Guide evaluates schools based on the four categories mentioned above, other lists, such as U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, also take academics and world rankings into account. Please refer to the MAE website for links to additional resources and to view our searchable database of this year’s results. Good luck to you in the next stage of your academic journey.
As in previous years, all institutions were judged based on the same criteria; we did not judge private, public, for-profit, not-for-profit, four-year, or
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Is the school a signatory to the DoD MOU? Is the school a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC)? Does the school offer ROTC? Is there an admission advisor exclusively for military personnel? Does the school have website pages for military students? Is the school MyCAA approved?
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Are active duty students offered in-state tuition? Does in-state tuition also apply to Reserve and National Guard? Are tutors offered at no cost? Is the school part of the Yellow Ribbon program? Is tuition lower than the Yellow Ribbon minimum? Are there scholarships specifically for military students? Are credit hours within the DoD approved TA limit? Does the school reduce or waive fees for military students? Does the school offer book scholarships for military students? Is there a veterans work-study program? Are there tuition discounts for military students? Are there scholarships specifically for military dependents?
Flexibility • Is there an online distance learning program? • Does the school have an office on-base to assist veterans with counseling, registration and recruiting? • Is there an online-only program?
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Are classes held on-base? Does the school accept transfer credits from other schools? How many transfer credits does the school accept? How many credits by examination does the school accept? What is the maximum number of ACE credits accepted? What is the maximum number of DSST credits accepted? Is there an activation penalty? Is there a lenient residency requirement for military students?
Support Services • Is the faculty trained in veteran reintegration? • Is there a dedicated office for military/veterans affairs that is part of the administration? • Is there an on-campus veterans organizaton? • Is the student veteran organization a chapter of Student Veterans of America (SVA)? • Is the veterans organization officially recognized by the school? • In there an on-campus veterans center? • Is there a full-time coordinator at the veterans center? • What is the size of the veterans center staff? • In there on-campus child care? • Does the veterans center offer the following services/counseling: • Vet-to-vet mentoring? • Registration? • Financial aid? • Disability? • Career Advising?
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Adelphi University
Garden City, N.Y. www.adelphi.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,021 Graduate Enrollment: 2,901 Military Enrollment: 96 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, Ill. www.aiuniv.edu/about-aiu/military Undergrad Enrollment: 17,400 Graduate Enrollment: 2,116 Military Enrollment: 3,850 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Conn. http://albertus.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,200 Graduate Enrollment: 300 Military Enrollment: 25 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
American International College
Springfield, Mass. www.aic.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,669 Graduate Enrollment: 2,533 Military Enrollment: 54 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Arcadia University
Ashworth College
Argosy University
Asnuntuck Community College
Glenside, Pa. www.arcadia.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,211 Graduate Enrollment: 1,721 Military Enrollment: 50 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Orange, Calif. www.argosy.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,242 Graduate Enrollment: 11,648 Military Enrollment: 1,935 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Norcross, Ga. http://ashworthcollege.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,563 Graduate Enrollment: 165 Military Enrollment: 1,887 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Enfield, Conn. www.acc.commnet.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,687 Military Enrollment: 114 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
Aspen University Allied American University
Laguna Hills, Calif. www.allied.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,289 Military Enrollment: 2,118 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
Arkansas State University American Sentinel University
Aurora, Colo. www.americansentinel.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,563 Graduate Enrollment: 844 Military Enrollment: 503 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
American Graduate University
State University, Ark. www.astate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,818 Graduate Enrollment: 6,013 Military Enrollment: 450 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Austin Peay State University Ashford University Clinton, Iowa www.military.ashford.edu
Covina, Calif. www.agu.edu
Anne Arundel Community College Contact: Marie Sirney Admissions Advisor info@agu.edu Graduate Enrollment: 1,045 Military Enrollment: 324 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: master’s, certificates
Arnold, Md. www.aacc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,626 Military Enrollment: 988 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Denver, Colo. www.aspen.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 185 Graduate Enrollment: 1,093 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Contact: Gregory Hollister Division Vice President Strategic Partnering, DoD and VA gregory.hollister@ashford.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 153,446 Graduate Enrollment: 16,397 Military Enrollment: 28,248 Average Class Size: 20-30 Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Clarksville, Tenn. www.apsu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,020 Graduate Enrollment: 853 Military Enrollment: 553 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Averett University
Danville, Va. www.averett.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,907 Graduate Enrollment: 661 Military Enrollment: 331 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Baker College Online Flint, Mich. www.bakercollegeonline.com
Contact: military@baker.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 45,000 Graduate Enrollment: 1,000 Military Enrollment: 2,500 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Flexibility
The Baptist College of Florida
Graceville, Fla. www.baptistcollege.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 606 Graduate Enrollment: 18 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Barry University
Miami Shores, Fla. www.barry.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,619 Graduate Enrollment: 4,451 Military Enrollment: 276 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Barton Community College
Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Great Bend, Kan. www.bartonccc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 31,689 Military Enrollment: 5,064 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Berkeley College New York, N.Y. www.berkeleycollege.edu
Contact: Office of Veterans Affairs veteransaffairs@berkeleycollege.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,500 Military Enrollment: 505 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Bellevue University
Bellevue, Neb. http://bellevue.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,460 Graduate Enrollment: 3,844 Military Enrollment: 1,292 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
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Bismarck, N.D. www.bismarckstate.edu/military Undergrad Enrollment: 4,422 Military Enrollment: 450 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
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Blue Ridge Community College
Weyers Cave, Va. www.brcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,833 Military Enrollment: 220 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Brandman University
Irvine, Calif. www.brandman.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,569 Graduate Enrollment: 5,436 Military Enrollment: 1,718 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho http://boisestate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,368 Graduate Enrollment: 2,296 Military Enrollment: 2,200 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Brighton College
Scottsdale, Ariz. www.brightoncollege.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 800 Military Enrollment: 50 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Broadview University
Fall River, Mass. www.bristolcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,804 Military Enrollment: 241 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Woodbury, Minn. www.broadviewuniversity.edu
Contact: Mike Hughes mhughes@broadviewuniversity.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,902 Graduate Enrollment: 18 Military Enrollment: 162 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Brown Mackie College
Cincinnati, Ohio www.brownmackie.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,850 Military Enrollment: 805 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
Bryant & Stratton College, Hampton Campus Hampton, Va. www.bryantstratton.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 98 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
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Caldwell College
Caldwell, N.J. www.caldwell.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,647 Graduate Enrollment: 606 Military Enrollment: 52 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
California Southern University
Irvine, Calif. www.calsouthern.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 200 Graduate Enrollment: 1,450 Military Enrollment: 130 Average Class Size: under 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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California State University, Stanislaus
Turlock, Calif. http://csustan.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,246 Graduate Enrollment: 1,385 Military Enrollment: 124 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Cameron University
Lawton, Okla. www.cameron.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,941 Graduate Enrollment: 522 Military Enrollment: 1,585 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Richmond Campus Richmond, Va. www.bryantstratton.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,006 Military Enrollment: 61 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, VIRGINIA BEACH CAMPUS Virginia Beach, Va. www.bryantstratton.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 858 Military Enrollment: 132 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
Burlington County College
Pemberton, N.J. www.bcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,071 Military Enrollment: 1,040 Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
California State University, San Bernardino
San Bernardino, Calif. www.csusb.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 14,732 Graduate Enrollment: 2,518 Military Enrollment: 304 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: master’s, doctoral, certificates
Canisius College
Buffalo, N.Y. www.canisius.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,369 Graduate Enrollment: 1,172 Military Enrollment: 92 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
Capitol College California State University, Chico
Chico, Calif. www.csuchico.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 14,500 Graduate Enrollment: 1,500 Military Enrollment: 335 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Laurel, Md. www.capitol-college.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 487 Graduate Enrollment: 652 Military Enrollment: 247 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Carroll College
Helena, Mont. www.carroll.edu/veteran Undergrad Enrollment: 1,467 Military Enrollment: 50 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City, Tenn. www.cn.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,686 Graduate Enrollment: 284 Military Enrollment: 40 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C. www.cua.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,633 Graduate Enrollment: 3,261 Military Enrollment: 109 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Central Michigan University Global Campus Mt. Pleasant, Mich. www.cmich.edu/military
Contact: New Student Services, Enrollment Specialist cmuglobal@cmich.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,945 Graduate Enrollment: 7,126 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Central Ohio Technical College Newark, Ohio www.cotc.edu/pages/index.aspx Undergrad Enrollment: 6,923 Military Enrollment: 306 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
Central Texas College Killeen, Texas www.military.ctcd.edu
Contact: ctc.info@ctcd.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 57,124 Military Enrollment: 38,279 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii www.chaminade.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,300 full-time day undergraduate; 7,500 evening and online students Graduate Enrollment: 2,400 Military Enrollment: 3,700 evening and online Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
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Charter Oak State College
New Britain, Conn. http://charteroak.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,050 Military Enrollment: 165 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
The Citadel
Charleston, S.C. www.citadel.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,477 Graduate Enrollment: 913 Military Enrollment: 176 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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The City University of New York (CUNY)
New York, N.Y. www.cuny.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 263,000 Graduate Enrollment: 7,300 Military Enrollment: 3,000 Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies New York, N.Y. www.cunyba.cuny.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 15 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s
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City University of Seattle
Bellevue, Wash. www.cityu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,848 Graduate Enrollment: 3,008 Military Enrollment: 337 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Clemson University
Clemson, S.C. www.clemson.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 15,836 Graduate Enrollment: 4,078 Military Enrollment: 162 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Coastal Bend College Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion, Pa. www.clarion.edu/virtualcampus Undergrad Enrollment: 5,876 Graduate Enrollment: 1,115 Military Enrollment: 170 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Beeville, Texas www.coastalbend.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,412 Military Enrollment: 125 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Jacksonville, N.C. www.coastalcarolina.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,551 Military Enrollment: 2,029 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Coastal Carolina University Conway, S.C. www.coastal.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,517 Graduate Enrollment: 567 Military Enrollment: 397 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Contact: Clarence Sharp, Director Transfer Admissions csharpe@css.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,877 Graduate Enrollment: 1,137 Military Enrollment: 136 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Grayslake, Ill. www.clcillinois.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 18,454 Military Enrollment: 918 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Williamsburg, Va. www.wm.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,071 Graduate Enrollment: 2,129 Military Enrollment: Fall, 84; Spring, 89 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Collin College
McKinney, Texas www.collin.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 40,420 Military Enrollment: 1,443 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Colorado State UniversityGlobal Campus
Greenwood Village, Colo. www.csuglobal.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,268 Graduate Enrollment: 1,269 Military Enrollment: 900 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Colorado STate University-Pueblo
Pueblo, Colo. www.colostate-pueblo.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 500 Graduate Enrollment: 300 Military Enrollment: 400 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Colorado Technical University
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Contact: James Hendrickson Vice President of Military Education militaryeducation@ctuonline.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 22,000 Graduate Enrollment: 2,000 Military Enrollment: 8,000 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Contact: Ramona McAfee Assistant Dean for Military & Federal Programs rmcafee@ccis.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 30,133 Graduate Enrollment: 1,463 Military Enrollment: 7,749 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Ala. www.columbiasouthern.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,053 Graduate Enrollment: 2,067 Military Enrollment: 5,694 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Columbus State University Columbus, Ga. www.columbusstate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,037 Graduate Enrollment: 1,270 Military Enrollment: 830 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Community Business College
Modesto, Calif. www.communitybusinesscollege.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 112 Military Enrollment: 35 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: certificates
The Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, Md. http://ccbcmd.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 27,000 Military Enrollment: 1,500 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Daemen College
Amherst, N.Y. http://go.css.edu/veterans
Contact: Walter Gordon Director, Center for Veterans & Veteran Family Services wgordon@daemen.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,177 Graduate Enrollment: 851 Military Enrollment: 62 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Wesson, Miss. www.colin.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,057 Military Enrollment: 170 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
Albany, Ga. www.darton.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,900 Military Enrollment: 230 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Buffalo, N.Y. www.dyc.edu/veteran
Downers Grove, Ill. http://lp.keller.devry.edu
Undergrad Enrollment: 70,158 Graduate Enrollment: 23,956 Military Enrollment: 12,817 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Quincy, Mass. www.enc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 862 Graduate Enrollment: 174 Military Enrollment: 21 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Eastern Shore Community College SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 14 Philadelphia, Pa. www.drexel.com/military Undergrad Enrollment: 15,876 Graduate Enrollment: 9,624 Military Enrollment: over 500 students Average Class Size: online only Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Melfa, Va. www.es.vccs.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 988 Military Enrollment: 44 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Wash. http://access.ewu.edu/veteransservices.xml
Elkins, W.Va. www.dewv.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 784 Military Enrollment: 24 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Phoenix, Ariz. www.dunlap-stone.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 500 Military Enrollment: 50 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Duquesne University Contact: Ben Randle Director, Veterans Affairs Office randleb@dyc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,012 Graduate Enrollment: 1,135 Military Enrollment: 383 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
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Contact: David Millet Director, Veterans Resource Center dmillet@ewu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,100 Graduate Enrollment: 1,227 Military Enrollment: 500 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas http://delmar.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,000 Military Enrollment: 1,100 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Contact: Don Accamando Military Programs Director accamandod@duq.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 280 Graduate Enrollment: 470 Military Enrollment: 230 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
East-West University
Chicago, Ill. www.eastwest.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 791 Military Enrollment: 24 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
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Ecotech Institute
Aurora, Colo. http://ecotechinstitute.com Undergrad Enrollment: 391 Military Enrollment: 71 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Elmira College
Elmira, N.Y. www.elmira.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,192 Graduate Enrollment: 150 Military Enrollment: 26 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Va. http://ecpi.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,700 Graduate Enrollment: 20 Military Enrollment: 2,675 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University www.erau.edu
Contact: Faith DesLauriers Director Military & Veterans Enrollment and Transitions Services (MyVETS) myvets@erau.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 24,835 Graduate Enrollment: 8,573 Military Enrollment: 16,364 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Erie Community College
Buffalo, N.Y. www.ecc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 13,583 Military Enrollment: 475 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Everest University Online
Tampa, Fla. http://everestonline.edu/admissions/ military Undergrad Enrollment: 29,703 Graduate Enrollment: 539 Military Enrollment: 1,374 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
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Excelsior College Albany, N.Y. www.excelsior.edu
Contact: Susan Dewan Executive Director, Center for Military Education sdewan@excelsior.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 31,337 Graduate Enrollment: 1,829 Military Enrollment: 12,320 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, N.C. www.faytechcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 15,559 Military Enrollment: 4,818 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Mich. http://ferris.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 13,350 Graduate Enrollment: 1,210 Military Enrollment: 469 wAccreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Fordham University New York, N.Y. www.fordham.edu/vets
Contact: Anne Treantafeles University Veterans Entry Advisor atreantafele@fordham.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,427 Graduate Enrollment: 6,762 Military Enrollment: 264 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Hays, Kan. www.fhsu.edu/virtualcollege
Contact: Jeremy Carlton Military Success Specialist jlcarlton2@fhsu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 13,240 Graduate Enrollment: 2,465 Military Enrollment: 823 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Ga. www.georgiasouthern.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,525 Graduate Enrollment: 2,687 Military Enrollment: 416 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Globe University Woodbury, Minn. www.globeuniversity.edu
Contact: Mike Hughes mhughes@globeuniversity.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,408 Graduate Enrollment: 241 Military Enrollment: 656 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Melbourne, Fla. http://fit.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,384 Graduate Enrollment: 3,596 Military Enrollment: 685 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Washington, D.C. www.graduateschool.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,100 Military Enrollment: 85 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Ariz. www.gcu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 43,659 Graduate Enrollment: 30,462 Military Enrollment: 9,744 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Golf Academy of America San Diego, Calif. http://golfacademy.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,045 Military Enrollment: 222 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate
Franklin University
Columbus, Ohio www.franklin.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,797 Graduate Enrollment: 1,352 Military Enrollment: 1,006 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Lamoni, Iowa www.graceland.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,515 Graduate Enrollment: 903 Military Enrollment: 15 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Allendale, Mich. www.gvsu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 21,236 Graduate Enrollment: 3,426 Military Enrollment: 452 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Governors State University
University Park, Ill. www.govst.edu Military Enrollment: 300 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Granite State College
Concord, N.H. www.granite.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,675 Graduate Enrollment: 326 Military Enrollment: 233 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Grantham University Kansas City, Mo. www.grantham.edu
Contact: Les Hyde President of Admissions and Education Outreach admissions@grantham.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,361 Graduate Enrollment: 1,980 Military Enrollment: 12,952 Average Class Size: 10 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Hamline University
St Paul, Minn. www.hamline.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,866 Graduate Enrollment: 3,134 Military Enrollment: 115 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, Texas www.hsutx.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,891 Graduate Enrollment: 467 Military Enrollment: 70 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
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Hawai'i Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii www.hpu.edu/military
Contact: Celina Barrios Director of Marketing and Recruiting, Military Campus Programs cbarrios@hpu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,740 Graduate Enrollment: 1,331 Military Enrollment: 3,800 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Henley-Putnam University
Santa Clara, Calif. www.henley-putnam.edu Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Heritage Unversity
Toppenish, Wash. http://heritage.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 884 Graduate Enrollment: 329 Military Enrollment: 15 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Heidelberg University
Tiffin, Ohio www.heidelberg.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,113 Graduate Enrollment: 204 Military Enrollment: 18 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
Herzing University
Birmingham, Ala. www.herzing.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,500 Graduate Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 250 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
More Than Just ‘Military Friendly’ Our commitment to servicemen and women and their families runs deep at Hawai‘i Pacific University. It’s why we’re known as one of America’s leading “military-friendly” universities, recognized as such by the Council of College and Military Educators, Military Advanced Education magazine and GI Jobs, among others. But it’s more than that. It’s part of our DNA; it’s who we are. It’s why thousands of military students – many of them from the six HPU campuses on Oahu military bases – each year pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees, in the unparalleled natural environment of Hawai‘i. It’s why many thousands more alumni have put their degrees to use in the military and fields ranging from marine science to diplomacy to business administration. See for yourself why when it comes to higher education, HPU is unlike anyplace else.
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Hofstra University
Hempstead, N.Y. www.hofstra.edu Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Illinois State University
Normal, Ill. http://illinoisstate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 18,535 Graduate Enrollment: 2,545 Military Enrollment: 431 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, Ind. www.indwes.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,161 Graduate Enrollment: 4,711 Military Enrollment: 565 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, Ky. http://jefferson.kconn.cs.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,793 Military Enrollment: 400 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Howard Community College Columbia, Md. www.howardcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 14,518 Military Enrollment: 407 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Ind. www.indstate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,200 Graduate Enrollment: 2,200 Military Enrollment: 300 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. www.inverhills.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,852 Military Enrollment: 445 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
Humboldt State University Arcata, Calif. www.humboldt.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,046 Graduate Enrollment: 660 Military Enrollment: 327 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Indiana Tech
Fort Wayne, Ind. http://military.indianatech.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,436 Graduate Enrollment: 629 Military Enrollment: 391 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
ITT Technical Institutes
www.itt-tech.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 66,000 Graduate Enrollment: n/a Military Enrollment: 10,000 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Huntington College of Health Sciences
Knoxville, Tenn. www.hchs.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 202 Graduate Enrollment: 35 Military Enrollment: 10 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Indianapolis, Ind. www.veterans.iupui.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 20,665 Graduate Enrollment: 8,116 Military Enrollment: 1,097 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Huntington, Ind. www.huntington.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,163 Graduate Enrollment: 90 Military Enrollment: 16 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Huntsville, Ala. www.drakestate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,250 Military Enrollment: 56 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Jones International University
Centennial, Colo. www.jiumilitary.com Undergrad Enrollment: 5,281 Graduate Enrollment: 3,096 Military Enrollment: 1,300 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kan. www.dce.k-state.edu/military
Contact: Kirk Dimond Fort Riley Coordinator goarmyed@k-state.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 19,800 Graduate Enrollment: 4,500 Military Enrollment: 2,600 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Jefferson College
Hillsboro, Mo. www.jeffco.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,089 Military Enrollment: 200 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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KaPLAN UNIVERSITY Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. www.military.kaplan.edu
Contact: militaryinfo@kaplan.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 36,080 Graduate Enrollment: 7,920 Military Enrollment: 8,032 Average Class Size: 13-22 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Keystone College
La Plume, Pa. www.keystone.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,700 Military Enrollment: 50 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
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Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pa. www.lackawanna.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,535 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Lamar University Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas www.kilgore.edu/veterans.asp Undergrad Enrollment: 6,200 Military Enrollment: 250 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Beaumont, Texas www.lamar.edu Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
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Liberty University Lynchburg, Va. www.luonline.com/mae
Contact: luoconsulting@liberty.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 57,518 Graduate Enrollment: 38,490 Military Enrollment: 24,097 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Keiser University
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. www.keiseruniversity.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,663 Graduate Enrollment: 422 Military Enrollment: 1,874 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, Pa. www.kutztown.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,487 Graduate Enrollment: 796 Military Enrollment: 243 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Limestone College
Gaffney, S.C. http://extendedcampus.limestone.edu
Contact: Donna Hudson Internet Academic Advisor eciservices@limestone.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,200 Graduate Enrollment: 700 Military Enrollment: 500 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, Ky. www.lindsey.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,222 Graduate Enrollment: 411 Military Enrollment: 55 Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Madonna University
Livonia, Mich. www.madonna.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,000 Graduate Enrollment: 500 Military Enrollment: 60 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Marshall UnivERSITY
Huntington, W.Va. www.marshall.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,056 Graduate Enrollment: 3,621 Military Enrollment: 700 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, Md. www.mica.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,830 Graduate Enrollment: 251 Military Enrollment: 15 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, Mass. http://massbay.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,361 Military Enrollment: 243 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas www.mcm.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,472 Graduate Enrollment: graduate programs began in fall 2012 Military Enrollment: 206 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
Medaille College
Buffalo, N.Y. http://medaille.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,798 Graduate Enrollment: 882 Military Enrollment: 115 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Mercer County Community College
Trenton, N.J. http://mccc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,600 Military Enrollment: 450 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate
Mercy College Mayville State University Mayville, N.D. www.mayvillestate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 970 Military Enrollment: 25 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Manhattan, Kan. www.manhattantech.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,183 Military Enrollment: 119 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
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Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. www.mercy.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,968 Graduate Enrollment: 3,571 Military Enrollment: 268 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Methodist University
Fayetteville, N.C. www.methodist.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,280 Graduate Enrollment: 196 Military Enrollment: 486 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Metropolitan State University
St. Paul, Minn. www.metrostate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,000 Graduate Enrollment: 450 Military Enrollment: 964 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colo. www.msudenver.edu
Contact: askmetro@msudever.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 23,578 Graduate Enrollment: 250 Military Enrollment: 14,140 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Mid-South Community College
West Memphis, Ark. www.midsouthcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,175 Military Enrollment: 50 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wis. www.msoe.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,310 Graduate Enrollment: 176 Military Enrollment: 71 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Mo. http://mst.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,672 Graduate Enrollment: 1,850 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Mitchell Technical Institute Minnesota School of Business
Mitchell, S.D. www.mitchelltech.edu
Woodbury, Minn. www.msbcollege.edu
Contact: Mike Hughes mhughes@msbcollege.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,748 Graduate Enrollment: 144 Military Enrollment: 593 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, Pa. www.mc3.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 14,000 Military Enrollment: 376 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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The National Graduate School of Quality Management
Falmouth, Mass. www.ngs.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 120 Graduate Enrollment: 385 Military Enrollment: 200 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, N.C. www.nashcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,600 Military Enrollment: 87 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Contact: questions@mitchelltech.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,103 Military Enrollment: 55 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
Monmouth University
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Miss. www.veterans.msstate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 16,312 Graduate Enrollment: 4,112 Military Enrollment: 2,143 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
West Long Branch, N.J. www.monmouth.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,700 Graduate Enrollment: 1,868 Military Enrollment: 71 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Monroe Community College
Missouri State University Springfield, Mo. www.missouristate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,589 Graduate Enrollment: 3,256 Military Enrollment: 614 Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Webster, N.Y. www.monroecc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,699 Military Enrollment: 792 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
PARK UNIVERSITY’S close relationship with the U.S. military dates back nearly a century. The University prides itself in its long-standing partnership with the military and is recognized as one of the largest providers of online undergraduate education to the armed forces. Each year, more than half of Park’s students are either military service, veterans or family members. Park University truly recognizes the enormous contribution military personnel make to society and the sacrifices of military families.
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Nazareth College of Rochester
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Rochester, N.Y. www.naz.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,195 Graduate Enrollment: 980 Military Enrollment: 60 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Aston, Pa. www.neumann.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,087 Graduate Enrollment: 470 Military Enrollment: 44 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Henniker, N.H. www.nec.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,088 Graduate Enrollment: 1,400 Military Enrollment: 30 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Jersey City, N.J. www.njcu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,639 Graduate Enrollment: 1,689 Military Enrollment: 200 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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New York Chiropractic College
Seneca Falls, N.Y. www.nycc.edu Graduate Enrollment: 862 Military Enrollment: 12 Average Class Size: over 40 Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: master’s, doctoral
New York Film Academy
Los Angeles, Calif. www.nyfa.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,086 Graduate Enrollment: 235 Military Enrollment: 200 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Sanborn, N.Y. www.niagaracc.suny.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,177 Military Enrollment: 231 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Norfolk State University Norfolk, Va. www.nsu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,264 Graduate Enrollment: 827 Military Enrollment: 430 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Northeastern University Boston, Mass. www.northeastern.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 16,385 Graduate Enrollment: 4,202 Military Enrollment: 483 Average class size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
North Georgia College & State University
Dahlonega, Ga. www.northgeorgia.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,541 Graduate Enrollment: 526 Military Enrollment: 1,011 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, Va. www.nvcc.edu
Contact: Michael Johnson Director of Military Services cjohnson@nvcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 75,000 Military Enrollment: 6,800 Average Class Size: over 40 Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate
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Norwich University
Northfield, Vt. www.norwich.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,311 Graduate Enrollment: 1,104 Military Enrollment: 398 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio www.osu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 42,916 Graduate Enrollment: 13,776 Military Enrollment: 1,800 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Ohio Valley University
Parkersburg, W.Va. www.ovu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 488 Graduate Enrollment: 39 Military Enrollment: 8 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Va. http://odu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 18,965 Graduate Enrollment: 5,501 Military Enrollment: 6,250 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Ore. www.oit.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,881 Graduate Enrollment: 30 Military Enrollment: 265 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Penn State World Campus University Park, Pa. www.worldcampus.psu.edu
Contact: wdmilitary@outreach.psu.edu/military Undergrad Enrollment: 24,552 Graduate Enrollment: 13,745 Military Enrollment: 6,806 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55 Contact: Stephen Terry Director, Military and Veteran Services stephen.terry@park.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 25,000 Graduate Enrollment: 1,200 Military Enrollment: 15,000 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
North Little Rock, Ark. www.pulaskitech.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 16,391 Military Enrollment: 996 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Paul Smiths, N.Y. www.paulsmiths.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 955 Military Enrollment: 35 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Waterbury, Conn. www.post.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,005 Graduate Enrollment: 1,399 Military Enrollment: 3,226 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Champaign, Ill. http://parkland.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,000 Military Enrollment: 350 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Parkville, Mo. www.park.edu/military
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Bremerton, Wash. www.olympic.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 15,306 Military Enrollment: 1,659 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Va. www.regent.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,374 Graduate Enrollment: 3,491 Military Enrollment: 1,108 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
RegIS UNIVERSITY
Denver, Colo. www.cps.regis.edu/military
Contact: info@regis.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,165 Graduate Enrollment: 7,476 Military Enrollment: 962 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Roger Williams University
Bristol, R.I. http://rwu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,700 Graduate Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 765 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, Newark and Camden, N.J. www.rutgers.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 43,386 Graduate Enrollment: 14,795 Military Enrollment: 1,877 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Saint Leo University Saint Leo, Fla. www.saintleo.edu
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Rio Salado College
Tempe, Ariz. www.riosalado.edu/military/html/ default.aspx Undergrad Enrollment: 60,000 Military Enrollment: 5,000 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, N.Y. www.rit.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 14,750 Graduate Enrollment: 2,900 Military Enrollment: 300 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Contact: grad.admissions@saintleo.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 21,831 Graduate Enrollment: 4,856 Military Enrollment: 9,329 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Mo. www.slu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,670 Graduate Enrollment: 5,403 Military Enrollment: 249 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Saint Martin’s University Lacey, Wash. www.stmartin.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,426 Graduate Enrollment: 374 Military Enrollment: 310 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Salve Regina University
Newport, R.I. www.salve.edu/academics/ graduatestudies Undergrad Enrollment: 2,000 Graduate Enrollment: 600 Military Enrollment: 52 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
San Diego City College
San Diego, Calif. www.sdcity.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,685 Military Enrollment: 825 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Siena Heights University
Adrian, Mich. www.sienaheights.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,262 Graduate Enrollment: 368 Military Enrollment: 83 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Southern California Institute of Technology
Anaheim, Calif. www.sciteche.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 969 Military Enrollment: 18 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: hybrid, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Ill. http://siu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 19,817 Graduate Enrollment: 4,085 Military Enrollment: 1,763 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, Calif. www.scu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,200 Graduate Enrollment: 3,000 Military Enrollment: 45 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Ill. www.siue.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,428 Graduate Enrollment: 2,807 Military Enrollment: 674 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Southwestern College
Winfield, Kan. www.southwesterncollege.org Undergrad Enrollment: 2,647 Graduate Enrollment: 797 Military Enrollment: 1,631 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minn. www.stcloudstate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,231 Graduate Enrollment: 1,695 Military Enrollment: 540 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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State Fair Community College
Sedalia, Mo. www.sfccmo.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,000 Military Enrollment: 1,500 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga, N.Y. www.esc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 18,894 Graduate Enrollment: 1,244 Military Enrollment: 1,579 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
State University of New York at Canton
Canton, N.Y. www.canton.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,825 Military Enrollment: 100 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, The Bronx, N.Y. www.sunymaritime.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,750 Graduate Enrollment: 150 Military Enrollment: 350 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
State University of New York at Potsdam St. Gregory’s University College for Working Adults
Tulsa, Okla. www.stgregorys.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 276 Graduate Enrollment: 45 Military Enrollment: 40 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Potsdam, N.Y. www.potsdam.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,988 Graduate Enrollment: 435 Military Enrollment: 120 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, N.Y. www.oswego.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,379 Graduate Enrollment: 837 Military Enrollment: 120 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Stratford University Falls Church, Va. www.stratford.edu
St. Joseph’s College
Patchogue, N.Y. www.sjcny.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,037 Graduate Enrollment: 800 Military Enrollment: 160 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Contact: military@stratford.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,200 Graduate Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 355 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Syracuse University
Syracuse, N.Y. http://syr.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 14,671 Graduate Enrollment: 6,158 Military Enrollment: 201 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tenn. www.tntech.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,119 Graduate Enrollment: 589 Military Enrollment: 613 Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Texas A&M International University Laredo, Texas www.tamiu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,754 Graduate Enrollment: 1,812 Military Enrollment: 298 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas www.tamu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 39,867 Graduate Enrollment: 9,994 Military Enrollment: 566 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Texas State Technical College, West Texas
Sweetwater, Texas www.westtexas.tstc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,036 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas http://mba.ba.ttu.edu
Contact: Elizabeth Stuart, Director Graduate Services Center mba@ttu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 26,063 Graduate Enrollment: 6,264 Military Enrollment: 1,098 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas www.txwes.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,483 Graduate Enrollment: 1,457 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional, Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral,
Thiel College
Greenville, Pa. www.thiel.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,109 Military Enrollment: 20 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
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Thomas Edison State College
Trident University International
United States Sports Academy
Contact: militaryeducation@tesc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 19,441 Graduate Enrollment: 1,201 Military Enrollment: 7,175 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Trenton, N.J. www.tesc.edu/militaryinfo
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Tidewater Community College
Cypress, Calif. www.trident.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,955 Graduate Enrollment: 9,017 Military Enrollment: 15,231 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Troy, Ala. www.troy.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 20,556 Graduate Enrollment: 6,014 Military Enrollment: 4,338 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Daphne, Ala. www.ussa.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 244 Graduate Enrollment: 805 Military Enrollment: 37 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Chula Vista, Calif. http://usuniversity.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 200 Graduate Enrollment: 100 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
Norfolk, Va. www.tcc.edu/military
Contact: Center for Military and Veterans Education cmvesupport@tcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 47,757 Military Enrollment: 7,513 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Towson University
Towson, Md. www.towson.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,517 Graduate Enrollment: 3,947 Military Enrollment: 300 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala. www.uah.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,935 Graduate Enrollment: 1,694 Military Enrollment: 295 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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The University of Findlay Findlay, Ohio www.findlay.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,700 Graduate Enrollment: 1,000 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Florida University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, Ark. www.uamont.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,800 Graduate Enrollment: 120 Military Enrollment: 107 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Gainesville, Fla. http://ufl.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 32,008 Graduate Enrollment: 12,031 Military Enrollment: 850 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas www.military.uiw.edu
Contact: Luis Gonzalez Admissions Counselor eapadmission@uiwtx.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,863 Graduate Enrollment: 1,049 Military Enrollment: 1,059 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of Arkansas Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Ark. www.uafs.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,300 Military Enrollment: 360 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, certificates
University of Florida Online Master’s of Science in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Program Gainesville, Fla. http://online.cop.ufl.edu/ mspharmacyregulation Graduate Enrollment: 100 Military Enrollment: 8 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: master’s
Iowa City, Iowa www.uiowa.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 21,565 Graduate Enrollment: 9,328 Military Enrollment: 487 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of Management and Technology
Arlington, Va. www.umtweb.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,183 Graduate Enrollment: 745 Military Enrollment: 1,619 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Mary
Bismarck, N.D. www.umary.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,042 Graduate Enrollment: 1,126 Military Enrollment: 166 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, Texas www.umhb.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,926 Graduate Enrollment: 278 Military Enrollment: 397 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of Fairfax
Vienna, Va. www.ufairfax.edu Graduate Enrollment: 60 Military Enrollment: 20 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: master’s, doctoral, certificate
University of Great Falls Great Falls, Mont. www.ugf.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,004 Graduate Enrollment: 70 Military Enrollment: 126 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
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Contact: Randy Masten, Assistant Director Graduate Military Programs randymasten@ku.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 19,673 Graduate Enrollment: 9,045 Military Enrollment: 396 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, Mass. www.umass.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 26,975 Graduate Enrollment: 6,088 Military Enrollment: 450 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tenn. www.memphis.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,966 Graduate Enrollment: 4,340 Military Enrollment: 1,034 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Mich. www.umich.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 27,407 Graduate Enrollment: 15,309 Military Enrollment: 269 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, Neb. www.unomaha.edu
Contact: Online Student Services online@nebraska.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,731 Graduate Enrollment: 2,698 Military Enrollment: 1,084 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Montevallo Montevallo, Ala. www.montevallo.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,542 Graduate Enrollment: 525 Military Enrollment: 137 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
Omaha, Neb. www.unmc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,013 Graduate Enrollment: 3,177 Military Enrollment: 640 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of New Haven West Haven, Conn. www.newhaven.edu
Contact: Veteran Outreach veteranoutreach@newhaven.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,607 Graduate Enrollment: 1,778 Military Enrollment: 180 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. www.unm.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 47,774 Graduate Enrollment: 17,388 Military Enrollment: 2,301 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of North Alabama
Florence, Ala. http://una.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,054 Graduate Enrollment: 697 Military Enrollment: 300 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, N.C. www.uncp.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,131 Graduate Enrollment: 731 Military Enrollment: 220 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
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University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Wilmington, N.C. www.csb.uncw.edu/gradprograms
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University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa www.uni.edu
Contact: Karen Barnhill Graduate Programs Administrator barnhillk@uncw.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,099 Graduate Enrollment: 1,201 Military Enrollment: 800 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Contact: Jennifer Suchan Assistant Registrar jennifer.suchan@uni.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 11,408 Graduate Enrollment: 1,760 Military Enrollment: 236 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
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The University of Oklahoma
Grand Forks, N.D. http://und.edu/military Undergrad Enrollment: 11,522 Graduate Enrollment: 3,175 Military Enrollment: 525 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Fla. www.unf.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 14,631 Graduate Enrollment: 1,737 Military Enrollment: 767 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Norman, Okla. www.outreach.ou.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 26,000 Graduate Enrollment: 4,000 Military Enrollment: 8,350 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Phoenix www.phoenix.edu/mil
Contact: military.services@phoenix.edu Student Body Enrollment: 328,400 Military Enrollment: 50,000 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of North Texas Denton, Texas www.unt.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 28,283 Graduate Enrollment: 7,784 Military Enrollment: 1,014 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
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University of San Diego
San Diego, Calif. www.sandiego.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,493 Graduate Enrollment: 2,824 Military Enrollment: 465 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Southern Maine
Portland, Maine www.usm.maine.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,311 Graduate Enrollment: 1,990 Military Enrollment: 375 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
The University of Texas at BrownSvillE and Texas Southmost College Brownsville, Texas www.utb.edu
Contact: Ruth Torres Interim Program Director Veterans Resource Center veteranscenter@utb.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 22,697 Graduate Enrollment: 2,064 Military Enrollment: 529 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas http://glemba.utdallas.edu
The University of Tampa
Tampa, Fla. www.ut.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,050 Graduate Enrollment: 687 Military Enrollment: 298 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Contact: glemba@utdallas.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,1760 Graduate Enrollment: 7,104 Military Enrollment: 925 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of West Florida
Pensacola, Fla. http://uwf.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,441 Graduate Enrollment: 1,779 Military Enrollment: 1,250 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wis. www.uwec.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,578 Graduate Enrollment: 655 Military Enrollment: 350 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wis. www.uwosh.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,335 Graduate Enrollment: 164 Military Enrollment: 649 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, hybrid, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
University of WisconsinPlatteville, Online Platteville, Wis. www.gouwp.com/mae
Contact: disted@uwplatt.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 823 Graduate Enrollment: 1,113 Military Enrollment: 216 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Whitewater, Wis. http://uww.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,115 Graduate Enrollment: 1,410 Military Enrollment: 273 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn. www.vanderbilt.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,817 Graduate Enrollment: 6,019 Military Enrollment: 108 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Va. www.vt.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 23,647 Graduate Enrollment: 5,003 Military Enrollment: 200 Average Class Size: over 40 Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Flushing, N.Y. www.vaughn.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,664 Graduate Enrollment: 14 Military Enrollment: 138 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Warner Pacific College
Logan, Utah www.usu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 25,516 Graduate Enrollment: 3,478 Military Enrollment: 475 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Virginia College
Fayette, Iowa www.uiu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,252 Graduate Enrollment: 534 Military Enrollment: 1,549 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Utah State University
Utica, N.Y. www.utica.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,600 Graduate Enrollment: 750 Military Enrollment: 100 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Vincennes, Ind. www.vinu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 13,200 Military Enrollment: 1,400 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s
Birmingham, Ala. www.vcmilitary.com Undergrad Enrollment: 17,955 Graduate Enrollment: 94 Military Enrollment: 2,920 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Portland, Ore. www.warnerpacificcollege.com Undergrad Enrollment: 1,550 Graduate Enrollment: 129 Military Enrollment: 41 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Washington, Pa. www.washjeff.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,470 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s
Washington State University
Pullman, Wash. http://wsu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 22,763 Graduate Enrollment: 4,564 Military Enrollment: 1,026 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas www.wbu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 17,893 Graduate Enrollment: 6,824 Military Enrollment: 9,880 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Weatherford College
Weatherford, Texas www.wc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,433 Military Enrollment: 308 Average Class Size: 30-40 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
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Flexibility
West Texas A&M University
Canyon, Texas www.wtamu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,619 Graduate Enrollment: 1,283 Military Enrollment: 480 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, N.C. www.wcu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,944 Graduate Enrollment: 1,736 Military Enrollment: 337 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
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Western Illinois University
Macomb, Ill. www.wiu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,366 Graduate Enrollment: 1,057 Military Enrollment: 540 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Mich. www.wmich.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 48,476 Graduate Enrollment:14,930 Military Enrollment: 1,100 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Webster University St. Louis, Mo. http://webster.edu
West Chester University West Chester, Pa. www.wcumba.org Undergrad Enrollment: 13,000 Graduate Enrollment: 2,200 Military Enrollment: 94 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Winona, Minn. http://winona.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,845 Graduate Enrollment: 455 Military Enrollment: 175 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, Ga. www.wiregrass.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,501 Military Enrollment: 314 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, certificates
Wright State University Western Governors University, ONLINE www.wgu.edu
Contact: Brig. Gen. Mike Callan, USAF (Ret.) Associate Vice President for Military & Governmental Programs mikecallan@webster.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,947 Graduate Enrollment: 22,144 Military Enrollment: 5,643 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral
Winona State University
Contact: Gail Iverson Veterans Affairs Lead gail.iverson@wgu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 27,200 Graduate Enrollment: 7,800 Military Enrollment: 1,907 Average Class Size: over 45 students Accreditation: regional, specialized/ programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s
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Westfield State University
Westfield, Mass. www.westfield.ma.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,370 Graduate Enrollment: 700 Military Enrollment: 251 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: bachelor’s, master’s, certificates
Dayton, Ohio www.wright.edu
Contact: Amanda Watkins Assistant Director of Veteran Affairs veteransaffairs@wright.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 15,657 Graduate Enrollment: 3,943 Military Enrollment: 682 Average Class Size: 20-30 students Accreditation: national, regional, specialized/programmatic Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, certificates
William Penn University
Oskaloosa, Iowa www.wmpenn.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,096 Graduate Enrollment: 270 Military Enrollment: 85 Average Class Size: less than 20 students Accreditation: regional Degrees Offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s
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WWII Navajo Code Talker Honored with Diploma As part of university-wide Veterans Day activities, the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences honored the last surviving original World War II Navajo Code Talker for his service by presenting him with a diploma 60 years after he last took classes. In the spring of 1952, Marine Corps veteran Chester Nez had to abandon his studies at the University of Kansas because he had exhausted his GI Bill funding. Unable to secure enough money to complete his fine arts studies, Nez, a Navajo who grew up in New Mexico before attending boarding school in Arizona, relocated to Albuquerque, N.M., to find work and start a family. All that time, Nez was keeping a secret— one he and others would keep for more than
20 years. He was among the original 29 members of the all-Navajo 382nd Marine Platoon, now known more commonly as Code Talkers. During World War II, a total of 420 Code Talkers used a code based on the Navajo
language that was devised by the original 29 recruits. Now 91 years old and the last remaining survivor of the original 29 Code Talkers, Nez at long last received his diploma, which was presented by Dean Danny Anderson. “Chester Nez’s contributions as a Navajo Code Talker and his pursuit of a BFA degree after World War II are exceptional,” Anderson said. “The awarding of this diploma symbolizes our aspirations for our graduates to have an impact on the world and exemplifies how the talents and knowledge embodied in diverse ethnic and cultural identities, like Mr. Nez’s fluency in Navajo, are necessary for our collective prosperity. It is an honor to recognize him.”
Military Spouse Hiring Program Gains 30-plus Companies More than 30 companies and organizations joined the Military Spouse Employment Partnership on November 14 as part of the White Housesponsored Joining Forces effort to help unemployed spouses find jobs. The newly inducted businesses, which join 129 other companies, were brought into the program at the partnership’s third such ceremony. Inductees at the Washington Navy Yard event represented businesses including fitness centers, banks, a hotel chain and a major soft-drink company. The partnership’s members include small and large, local, national and international businesses, officials said. “We appreciate your patriotism and your understanding that investing in military spouses makes military families, servicemembers and national defense strong,” Charles E. Milam, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy, told the new partnership members. “Statistics will show that you’ll be reaching into a rich talent pool,” Milam said. “Military spouses are well-educated; many have degrees in fields such as science, math and information technology, which create innovation in today’s global economy.” Milam added that the members’ commitment is a key component to military families’ improved quality of life. The partnership seeks to mitigate the challenges of military life by helping spouses find and maintain rewarding careers despite frequent relocations, said Frederick E. Vollrath, who is performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for readiness and force management. The partnership and its business members are vital to the military community because of spouses’ high unemployment rates and historically low wages, he said. Despite their hard-to-find skills and high levels of education and training, Vollrath said, military spouses “face a 26 percent unemployment rate and a 25 percent wage gap compared to their civilian counterparts.”
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And while 77 percent of military spouses—including men, and not just women, he pointed out—want or need to work, frequent relocation is often a barrier to establishing or continuing a career, Vollrath said. That inability to find and retain jobs because of relocation issues “compromises the quality of life of military families and the readiness of the military force,” he said. The military spouse is tech-savvy, adaptable and resilient, a strong leader, skilled multitasker and a team player who is mature and effective under pressure, Vollrath said. And only recently, the partnership’s business members have become a large part of a national solution to the challenges of military spouse employment, he added. Vollrath listed examples such as the Presidential Study Directive-9 report, “Strengthening Our Military Families: Meeting America’s Commitment,” which was published in January 2011 and highlighted the need for the federal government to help develop spouse career and education opportunities. “But the government can’t do this in a vacuum,” Vollrath said. So, a goal was set to increase those opportunities through public-sector jobs. “The Department of Defense looked at programs that were working well, and leveraged the successful partnerships created under the Army Spouse Employment Partnership,” he said. In June 2011, the program was expanded to add Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force spouses. In less than a year and a half, the partnership’s hiring figures have been “phenomenal,” said Vollrath, noting that more than 54,000 jobs were posted in October alone, and nearly 816,000 vacancies have been posted since June 29, 2011. Partner members have hired more than 32,000 military spouses during that time, he added. By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service
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Empowering Servicemembers and Their Families Through Innovative Programs Charles E. Milam Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy Charles E. “Chuck” Milam assumed the duties of principal director for Military Community and Family Policy in March 2011. A member of the Senior Executive Service, he is responsible for policy, advocacy and oversight of all community support to service members and families including quality of life issues; family and casualty assistance; morale, welfare and recreation programs; Military OneSource and Military HOMEFRONT websites; the Department of Defense Education Activity; and the DoD’s commissary and exchange services. Milam holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business and management from the University of Maryland, a Master of Science degree in international relations from Troy State University, Ala., and a Juris Doctor degree from British-American University, Colo. He is a graduate of the Air War College, the Federal Executive Institute, and the Defense Leadership and Management Program. Milam began his career with civil service in 1980; since that time he has held several Air Staff level, major command and base-level positions in Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Services and Installation and Logistics organizations. His assignments have included Pirmasens and Zweibrucken Army posts, Lindsey Air Station and Ramstein Air Base, all located in Germany; Langley Air Force Base, Va.; Vance Air Force Base, Okla.; Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.; Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.; the Pentagon; and the U.S. Air Force Academy and Headquarters Air Force Space Command. Milam also served as the Air Force’s representative on the U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors from July 1998 through November 2003 and was most recently the Air Force’s adviser to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Prior to his current assignment in Military Community and Family Policy, Milam was director, Air Force Services, Headquarters Air Force. Milam is a two-time recipient of the Air Force Services Senior Civilian Manager of the Year award. Other awards and honors include the Exemplary Civilian Service Award, Meritorious Civilian Service Award (seven awards) and the Armed Forces Recreation Society Executive Fellow Award. Q: Can you please describe your primary responsibilities as the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy? A: The office is responsible for policies and programs that support and empower military members and their families to remain strong and resilient. This very broad portfolio includes quality of life programs; family centers and children and youth support; casualty and mortuary affairs; Morale, Welfare and Recreation [MWR]; non-medical counseling; the Military OneSource website and call center; the Defense www.MAE-kmi.com
Department’s commissary and exchange services; and, of course, voluntary education. Q: In your opinion, what are the most pressing issues facing the military community today? A: Of the many issues that we are addressing today, I would have to say that support to and for deployed servicemembers and their families remains a very high priority. Our servicemembers and their families are strong and resilient. We need to build on those strengths to empower and sustain them throughout deployment and to facilitate successful transition back, either to civilian life at the end of their service agreement or retirement, or to their next duty station. It may seem to be a bit cliché, but it is true that when a servicemember deploys, the whole family deploys. And in many hometowns across the country, the entire community deploys. Our obligation is multiphased and multi-faceted—throughout the entire deployment cycle. One special area of concern that has arisen is the overall health and wellness of our military community. Today, Americans have access to higher calorie foods, and a more sedentary lifestyle has contributed to a nationwide obesity epidemic. This epidemic has national security implications because today, more than 25 percent of potential new recruits can’t meet weight standards. And experts expect that number to grow. Moreover, despite the very physical nature of military service where ‘fit to fight’ is a mantra, over time, more than half our servicemembers MAE 7.10 | 47
become overweight. Additionally, smoking rates are the highest among servicemembers compared to the U.S. population. In fact, these national health trends drew the attention and concern of the White House, and in 2010, the president rolled out his National Prevention Strategy to begin to address them to help make us a more fit nation. Clearly, we in DoD need to make some of our own changes in alignment with the strategy if we are to preserve and promote a fit and healthy force. I believe that Military Community and Family Policy is a good fit for this type of endeavor. We have partnerships that improve the access to fitness centers for military and their families, whether they live on an installation or far from one. The Military OneSource website and call center, www.miltaryonesource.mil [800-342-9647], offers health coaching for adults and teens to help with weight management and to meet their overall health goals. And my office is responsible for resale policy in the military exchanges and the commissary system. Currently, we are collaborating with the military services, other DoD directorates, government partners and subject-matter experts to develop prevention strategies. This ‘healthy base initiative’ is a work in progress. Our intent is to focus on improving nutrition, increase physical activity and decrease tobacco use. While there is still a lot of work to be done and much that has to be mapped out, we are very excited about this initiative and the positive potential it has for servicemembers, their families and the nation. Q: How has your background and experience helped inform the decisions you make in your current position?
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A: Over the past 30 years, I’ve had the opportunity to see support programs grow and change to meet the needs of a changing demographic. When I began my career, most servicemembers were single and those with families lived on the military installation—in fact, about 70 percent of the active force lived on base back then. For that reason, support programs were provided closest to the customer—within the confines of that installation. And it worked fairly well, but there were challenges. Today, the numbers are reversed—70 percent of the active force lives off the installation in local communities (on average about 20-30 miles away), so our model for program delivery has to evolve and change to meet our military and their families where they are living. Additionally, 30 years ago, many programs that are now embedded in the quality of life portfolio were run by volunteers and varied greatly from one installation to another. Child care services, for example, were often staffed by volunteers in facilities designed for use by adults. Today—and for the past 10-plus years—our military child development centers have served as a model for the nation. Quality, affordable, accessible child care contributes to the quality of life for servicemembers and their families. For many, access to child care is the linchpin to our military spouse career and employment strides. I’ve also had many opportunities to support programs at large and small installations here in the U.S. and overseas. I saw our many MWR programs enrich the lives of servicemembers and families. Learning how to ski in the Alps—priceless. Volksmarching—a great stress release. A hike and campfire with the Boy Scouts—memories in the making. Arts and crafts—honing a new skill. Voluntary education— personal and professional growth. A weekend on an outdoor recreation adventure, once again, priceless! Supporting these programs was an invaluable experience when I worked at the military service level and now at OSD [Office of the Secretary of Defense]. I understand how a top-level decision can impact customers and those responsible for delivering services at sites across the globe. I take that information and experience into consideration every day when making policy decisions. And I’ve also been a military spouse who experienced the sometime-single parent role that comes with a deployment. I know firsthand just how important it is to stay connected despite miles and months of family separation. The Internet cafes at our MWR sites around the world, support for stay-behind families, school staff that are tuned into the fact that Mom—or Dad—are deployed, all help children and families weather, grow through, and grow from the challenges of military deployments. Q: What support programs have you been most encouraged by in recent years? A: I would have to say that what I find to be most encouraging is the changing relationship between DoD and subject-matter experts in the government and the private sector. It wasn’t that long ago that the DoD and the military services looked only within themselves for solutions to challenges. While there is a wealth of resources internal to DoD, there is an incredible and diverse wealth of talent and resources in the communities and sectors across America—where the majority of our servicemembers and their families live. We can’t do it alone, and we shouldn’t. For example, Sesame Workshop’s “Talk, Listen, Connect” DVD series helps military families and communities adjust to the changes and challenges of military life. The Armed Forces YMCA provides programs that bring families closer together while at home and especially during deployment. The National Military Family Association’s Operation Purple provides unique summer camping opportunities for children www.MAE-kmi.com
with deployed parents. Blue Star Families’ Blue Star Museums and Blue Star Theaters programs offer free admission to museums and free or reduced admission to community theaters for all military personnel and their families to allow for fun family time and much needed respite. We’ve also benefitted from unprecedented support at the federal level. In 2011, the presidential study directive-9, Strengthening Our Military Families: Meeting America’s Commitment, highlighted the need for a whole-of-government approach to helping the military community. It directed inter-agency collaboration and cooperation. Another effort, Joining Forces, is a comprehensive national initiative championed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden. The goal of Joining Forces is to mobilize all sectors of society to give servicemembers and their families the opportunities and support they have earned. The initiative has created greater connections between the American public and the military. In this ongoing effort, they’re highlighting issues that are of special importance to the military families they have met with across the country, including the areas of employment, education, and wellness. Q: Could you speak more about career advancement programs, such the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities [SECO] program and the Military Spouse Employment Partnership [MSEP], and how they contribute to enhanced quality of life for military families? A: The SECO program delivers a comprehensive and career solution for military spouses who are pursuing education, training, licenses,
credentials, jobs and sustainable, portable careers. There are four components to the program. The first, Career Exploration, includes career assessments, interest and skills inventories, portable career statistics and earning potential metrics. In the second component, Education and Training, spouses work with SECO consultants to create a plan of action that considers financial aid options, education and training resources, credentialing and licensing information, and for eligible spouses the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program known as MyCAA. In the third component, Employment Readiness, spouses work with SECO counselors to perfect their resumes and hone interviewing skills. The consultants also cover job search techniques, relocation planning and flex-work options. In the fourth component, Career Connections, the SECO consultants help spouses find the right fit through existing resources like USAJobs, CareerOneStop and MSEP. MSEP is yet one more example of important collaboration with experts in the private sector. The partnership is a targeted recruitment and employment solution that connects employers and military spouses—a large and often overlooked body of workers who are diverse, well-educated, talented, exceptionally capable, dedicated and motivated. Through ongoing outreach to corporations, small businesses and other organizations, the DoD is able to expand the network of potential employers of military spouses. The program growth has been amazing. Only 18 months have passed since the first partner induction ceremony in June 2011. Since then, 161 partner companies have posted more than 815,000 job openings resulting in more than 32,000 hires.
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The support from business and industry is important to military families. More than two-thirds of military spouses report that they want or need to work. They tend to be better educated than their civilian counterparts: 84 percent have some college, 25 percent have baccalaureate degrees and 10 percent have advanced degrees. Yet, military spouses face a 26 percent unemployment rate and have a 25 percent wage gap when compared to that same civilian counterpart group. The inability of military spouses to obtain and retain fulfilling employment and careers as they relocate with the military compromises the quality of life of military families and the readiness of the military force. Just this past November, 32 additional partners were inducted into the partnership. The partner membership now includes companies ranging from local, small businesses to national and international corporations, some professional associations, and others that are networks of independent contractors providing services such as child and elder care, personal assistance, pet care and temporary work. These diverse organizations provide a full array of talent and resources that serve our military families. Here at DoD, we know how amazing our military spouses are and the positive attributes they bring to any workplace. They are tech-savvy, adaptable and resilient. They are dedicated, possess a can-do attitude and persevere when the going gets tough. Consequently, it’s exciting and inspiring to see military spouses find and maintain rewarding careers despite frequent relocation. We also believe that military spouses deserve an equal opportunity to pursue their career goals and should not be sidelined by the financial
or administrative burdens of applying for a new license every time they move across state lines. We are addressing this issue with state governments to ensure military spouses can pursue their careers regardless of the number of times they have to relocate. Currently 27 states have passed legislation that will improve the portability of getting a professional license. As a result, 82 percent of our military spouses benefit from this licensure legislation. Our Defense State Liaison Office will continue to pursue this with the remaining states. Q: How have you assisted in the health, wellness and fitness initiatives the services are implementing? How would you like to see these programs develop? A: The DoD takes the health and wellness of the military community very seriously, and the military services have been quite proactive in launching initiatives in support of this. The Military Community and Family Policy Office of Strategy and Innovation is working with MWR counterparts in the services to learn more about their programs and identify those best practices that can be applied across all the military services. For example, the Air Force Food Transformation initiative has proven that offering healthy alternatives in dining facilities and other on-base establishments can be very popular with troops and family members and cost-effective as well. The Army’s Soldier Fueling Initiative developed nutrition standards at Army basic training bases, which is designed to reduce injuries, lost training days, and attrition due to physical problems stemming from inadequate calcium, iron
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Supporting the Distance Learning Student
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Online institutions enlist innovative methods to give their students the support they need. As servicemembers work to earn their degrees, one of the biggest challenges is choosing a school—and location figures predominantly into this choice. Thanks to relocation, tours of duty and other demands, the servicemember is often challenged with trying to complete his or her degree from a variety of locations. That’s why online or distance learning is so appealing to the military student: If you have access to the internet and a computer, you can log in to your classroom from any spot around the world. “Distance education can be advantageous over the traditional on-campus learning route, as it is a means to provide accessible teaching or learning, anytime and anywhere,” said Diane Johnson, Ed.D., assistant director, faculty services at Saint Leo University’s Center for Online Learning. “This is especially advantageous for military students who do not need to interrupt their education due to deployment or relocation. It is also advantageous for adult learners, who require relevant learning www.MAE-kmi.com
offered by traditional universities, allowing where they can use their experience within students to take and earn collective credit a community of learners.” for classes across varied disciplines,” said “Online learning students come from George Vukovich, associate vice president all walks of life because distance educaof Strategic Relations-Veterans, American tion is a flexible, convenient option,” said Military University (AMU). “Because of the Cheryl Hayek, Ph.D., deputy provost and low overhead, online universities like AMU vice president of faculty and student expetypically offer more classes in niche areas rience at Grantham University. “Students than would be practical at a balancing work and famtraditional university.” ily may not have time to While location and cost sit in the classroom and are appealing to the military listen to a lecture. But student, there can be chalwith online learning, they lenges in tackling the discan study and attend class tance learning classroom. when it is convenient for It is imperative that schools their schedule, whether in offer proper support to stuthe morning, on a lunch dents to ensure the best break or after their chillearning environment and dren’s bedtime.” Diane Johnson the ultimate success of the In addition to more student. Of course, reaching accessible learning, cost diane.johnson@saintleo.edu out and asking for assistance, is often another benefit to or taking advantage of support services, is the distance learning classroom. “Online up to the student and is a matter of perdegree programs tend to be more affordable sonal responsibility. and flexible than comparable programs MAE 7.10 | 53
“We provide a wide range of resources to support our students worldwide,” said John D. Mills, M.S., advising program coordinator, Penn State World Campus. “These include online tutoring, career counseling, library services and online study modules to improve or refresh study skills. In addition, we host webinars, online chats and live webstreams on a variety of topics, including orientation, financial aid, career issues and understanding the requirements of specific majors. Our technical support team also has considerable experience in handling the challenges and tech issues encountered by online learners.” At Central Michigan University’s (CMU’s) Global Campus, academic support is available to students taking classes online in a variety of ways. Instructors are available via live chat, email and phone to answer questions. Math assistance tutoring is provided via phone, email and a live chatroom complete with camera to see math problems being solved. Writing support is provided via email: Papers are electronically submitted, then critiqued and returned to the student
face and have a veteran’s office or veteran’s electronically for polishing. CMU’s nationally resource center to assist with admissions recognized Global Campus Library Services issues. “Our dedicated team of advisers [at are available online, via email, phone and Penn State World Campus] works with our live chat to provide books, journal articles, military and veteran students to ensure and help with research. In addition, the CMU that they get connected Help Desk provides technical to the right resources for support to students seven days the help they need,” said a week via phone, email, and Mills. “These advisers have live remote sessions to help extensive experience in students with troubleshooting working with military stusoftware issues and within the dents all over the world and eLearning environment. help them with things like At AMU, the student advistuition assistance, earning ing department is available credit through alternative to help students with their means, such as CLEP and studying and time manageDSST exams, and transferment habits and academic Cheryl Hayek ring credits. All of our proscheduling. Students may chayek@grantham.edu grams are Yellow Ribbon contact their adviser by email and GI Bill-approved by the or visit the student advising Department of Veterans Affairs.” and resource center for help. They also According to AMU’s Vukovich, “Given have access to tutoring from strategically our focus on serving military and veteran located education coordinators positioned communities, we focus on their unique in numerous locations across the country. needs through relevant curriculum, recogMany schools are particularly attuned nition of appropriate military schools for to the challenges that military students
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can also consult online librarians and access the online library from any online classroom. Students can identify other students in their area to plan a study group, and can meet other students on Facebook, Twitter and the Online Learning Forum. The academic library in Charles Town, W.Va., is open to all students. At CMU, the Global Campus Library Services (GCLS) collections contain more than 1,000,000 books and other print items, 50,000 electronic books, 15,000 multimedia items, 125 electronic periodical article databases, and electronic access to the full-text content of more than 30,000 journals. Penn State World Campus students have access to iStudy tutorials at http:// istudy.psu.edu, which are designed to advance students’ knowledge and skills in areas that can promote overall academic achievement, such as studying, communicating and career planning. Students can use iStudy tutorials to prepare for academic achievement, improve communication skills and advance skills in career planning. Students also can use the “discussion forum” in the course site Angel to find other students who can answer questions for them or set up a study group with classmates using the Angel chat feature or Skype. Saint Leo students have the opportunity to connect with other students outside the e-classroom through avenues such as iRoar, a social network which complements the classroom experience by providing additional opportunities for students to connect. For their tutoring needs, Saint Leo students can use Smarthinking, a tutorial service available at all times, for improvement of their writing and math skills. AMU offers all students access to a student adviser, mentor and tutor.com, an award-winning online homework service that connects students to a certified tutor for one-on-one help. CMU makes tutoring available to students via email, phone and a live chat room with a webcam so they can watch the tutor work through problems. Students who submit drafts of papers through email receive suggestions and critiques from staff. At Grantham University, the Student Advising and Learning Center offers extra support in the form of one-on-one tutoring sessions, which are enhanced by web tools that allow virtual face-to-face tutoring sessions. Tutoring sessions for Penn State World Campus students take place in Elluminate, a web collaboration tool with a built-in
chat feature and headset-microphone communication capabilities. Students make an appointment through their online appointment scheduler, “show up” at the appointed time to the session, and use chat to correspond with the tutor. Students are also encouraged to evaluate the tutoring process, using online surveys to submit feedback. Sometimes a military student faces issues that are unique to their jobs. Many schools that have experience working with servicemembers are happy to accommodate. At AMU, “there is a ‘program hold’ option for students meeting certain deployment or AD/ TDY criteria,” said Vukovich. “This program will allow up to a 12-month extension of the course with no penalty. The readmission policy allows students who withdraw for military reasons to re-enroll in prior program or courses with no penalty. The school maintains a disability services accommodations office under the purview of the registrar, and also has a university chaplain for PTSD-impacted and other students seeking counseling or spiritual guidance.” “CMU has served military students for over 40 years through a wide variety of contingencies, deployments, and the war on terror,” said Jim Broestl, assistant director of marketing, CMU Global Campus. “In that time, over 155 admirals and generals have earned their degrees from CMU. We make every effort to work with our military students on a case-by-case basis to ensure that they have every opportunity to complete courses and continue their education when called to active duty or deployed. If feasible, students may continue their education through online courses worldwide. If this is not possible and they must withdraw from classes, they receive a full refund. For deployed students who are unable to complete their degree within the seven-year limit, military deployment may be considered as an extenuating circumstance.” While choosing the distance learning option might seem like a lonely way to pursue a degree, schools today prove that the experience doesn’t need to feel like that. By picking the right school and taking advantage of its support services, you can share in the experiences and viewpoints of classmates across the country and around the world. O For more information, contact MAE Editor Laural Hobbes at lauralh@kmimediagroup.com or search our online archives for related stories at www.mae-kmi.com.
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Who, What, Where, Why and How? CCME and the 2013 Annual Professional Development Symposium By Joycelyn Groot Who? The Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) had its beginning in California. A group of education services officers (ESOs) gathered in the early 1970s to exchange ideas on how to best serve the needs of military personnel who desired a college education. From this early beginning, it was decided that they would meet annually in February. They further decided that educational institutions providing education for the military, both on and off base, should be invited to send a representative to the symposiums. It was in 1973 when the first annual symposium of the California Community Colleges and Military Educators Association was held. The organization was renamed CCME to more accurately reflect the membership and its role in military education. CCME’s scope has become worldwide. CCME’s all-voluntary board is comprised of leaders in higher education with liaison representation from the Department of Defense, the armed services, Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges, the National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services, and the Associations of College and Military Educators. CCME is an organization that includes strong membership from higher education institutions that have experience serving the military and those wishing to continually improve their programs and services for the military. Membership is made up of dynamic and diverse institutions from the public, private and for-profit sectors providing education and training leading to careers, degrees, certificates, licenses and other professional and academic growth opportunities. Some are nationally accredited, regionally accredited, or professionally licensed. Courses and programs are delivered on campuses, military installations and through many forms of distance learning modalities. CCME’s membership is also represented by organizations and businesses that provide tools, resources, supplies and services in support of the unique needs of the military community. www.MAE-kmi.com
What? CCME’s mission is to promote educational programs and services to support the unique needs of servicemembers, veterans and their families, and to facilitate communication between the membership and the DoD educational support network. Where? CCME holds an annual symposium at various locations nationwide to facilitate the exchange of information and delivery of professional development training that is both relevant and extremely valuable to advisors, ESOs, transition counselors, faculty, administrators and community leaders who have a role in supporting the educational, career and other professional goals of our servicemembers, veterans and their families. On February 25-28, 2013, CCME will celebrate its 40th annual symposium at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. Why? The annual symposium is a premier professional development opportunity for the military education and training community. CCME is the only organization whose sole purpose is to engage the various constituencies that seek to create, enhance and deliver education and support services that meet the needs of the military community. It’s an opportunity to partake in relevant training, share best practices, learn about new or changing government regulations, participate in presentations, and engage in discussions. It’s an environment intended to bridge knowledge and skills gaps to enhance our ability to serve our nation's heroes. How? Engage in this collaborative training and “Build Bridges for Success in Education for the Military Community.” Be an advocate of CCME and understand the value this training opportunity will provide your service branch, institution, organization, employees, and most importantly, our military and veterans.
Please visit www.ccmeonline.org for membership, registration, hotel reservations and to peruse the agenda. Every session and presentation has specific learning outcomes relevant to careers and performance responsibilities in the areas of education and transition. Attendees will participate in presentations from DoD, Veterans Affairs, education service chiefs, Consumer Affairs, leaders in higher education; undergo training in areas such as counseling, human resources, disability services in higher education, and veterans services; and engage in discussions with colleagues. Wednesday will be open to servicemembers, veterans and their families. Not only does this provide a great opportunity for career and educational exploration, but also access to general session presentations about veteran entrepreneurship and the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, and breakout sessions covering a wide array of topics related to this year's theme. Also on Wednesday, the National Board of Certified Counselors will host a professional development institute specifically designed for military and academic counselors. Budgets are tight and funding for travel may be limited. Attending CCME’s 2013 Professional Development Symposium is a wise investment. Not only will the training and networking provide value, but the venue in San Diego provides an opportunity to engage in a community that is home to a very large military and veteran population. O
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The American Freedom Foundation and Kaplan University Team Up for 2013 Military Scholarship Program The American Freedom Foundation and Kaplan University, a leader in higher education innovation, have once again teamed up to form the Kaplan University/American Freedom Foundation scholarship program for the spouses and dependents of active-duty, National Guard, and Reserve servicemembers. The scholarship program offers a full scholarship and up to 50 partial scholarships that will cover 55 percent of tuition costs, for
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military spouses and dependents who pursue an online associates or bachelor’s degree at Kaplan University. Applicants must have a grade point average of at least 3.75 to be eligible for the full scholarship, and minimum of a 3.0 grade point average to qualify for a partial scholarship. The application window is open until February 1, 2013. Interested applicants can visit www.americanfreedomfoundation.org
U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Legacy Scholarships
The U.S. Army Women’s Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Fort Lee, Va. The mission of the foundation is to recognize and honor the service of women in the Army and to support the Army Women’s Museum at Fort Lee. The Foundation Legacy Scholarship program recognizes the importance of education and helping recipients to achieve their educational goals. The Legacy Scholarship program offers financial support toward community college coursework and undergraduate degrees to Army women and their lineal descendants. Scholarships are based on merit, academic potential, community service and need. The Legacy Scholarships are available for tuition assistance at the community college level or four year academic institutions. At this time, scholarships for graduate work and/or an additional undergraduate degree are not part of the program. Community College/Certificate Program Legacy Scholarships will be awarded up to $1,000. College/University Legacy Scholarships will be awarded up to $2,500. Eligibility
1. Applicant must be a woman who has served or is serving honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard or the child of a woman who served honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard. 2. Community College/Certificate Program Legacy Scholarships: Applicant must be a high school graduate or GED equivalency with a GPA of at least 2.5 and enrolled in an accredited community college or institution no later than fall of session 2013. Or
1. College/University Legacy Scholarships: Applicant must be currently enrolled at an accredited college or university, have academic credits by summer session of 2013 for junior or senior standing and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Awards
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or http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/aff to apply. “We are very proud to support this program which so far, has put over 50 military spouses on the path to a college degree,” said Scott Kilgore, senior vice president of military affairs for Kaplan University. “They join the other 8,000 military or veteran students currently at Kaplan University, and we look forward to awarding many more during this application period.”
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and considered separately by the USAWF Scholarship Committee who will also determine the number of scholarships awarded for each level and the amounts of each scholarship. Army women will be considered in one category and the children of Army women will be considered in a separate category. In this way, peers will compete with peers. The scholarship funds may be used to assist with tuition, fees, books and school documented room and board. The funds will be sent to the academic institution for documented expenses and must be used in the academic year awarded. These funds may not be used for prior academic expenses. Criteria
1. Application materials, application form, essay, transcript, recommendations, proof of matriculation at designated accredited academic institution, as well as commander’s verification of active duty or documentation (Department of Defense From DD-214) of the sponsor or woman’s service must be postmarked by February 1, 2013. 2. The application must be accompanied by a short essay (2 pages or less, typed, double-spaced) highlighting why the recipient should be considered for this scholarship and address future plans as related to the program of study. This essay should also include pertinent information in assessing other areas to include community service, activities and work experience. 3. An official transcript from their college or university is required. For new applicants to a community college, high school transcripts or GED documentation must accompany the application. 4. The application must be accompanied by two letters of recommendation with titles and contact information. For college/university applicants, one instructor in the applicant’s program of study is preferred. 5. Applications and all materials must be postmarked by the deadline for consideration and selection. 6. All materials should be sent directly to: USAWF Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 5030, Fort Lee, VA 23801 www.MAE-kmi.com
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UNIVERSITY CORNER Military Advanced Education Trident University Lucille Sansing, Ph.D. President and CEO Q: Can you give us a brief background on your school’s history, mission and curriculum? A: Trident University International [TUI] began in 1998 as part of the Touro College system and became independent in 2009. TUI was the first completely online university to offer a regionally accredited Ph.D. with no residency requirement. WASC [Western Association of Schools and Colleges] accredited, and with over 90 percent of our faculty holding doctoral degrees in their field, Trident focuses on high-quality individualized graduate and undergraduate instruction in all areas of business administration, health sciences and information technology, and graduate work in educational leadership. Q: What is your school’s background in military education? A: TUI has been working with members of the military family for over 13 years. The experience was very exciting. Being a new university with a mission of bringing high-quality education online, we looked for the very best students available. We quickly found that military students tend to be diligent, smart, and most importantly, have a unique sense of integrity. Working with students who have this kind of ethic allows for a level of trust that produced magnificent educational results. Over the years, and particularly during the worst parts of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it became clear that our dedication to online educational excellence and student service complemented the needs of the highly mobile military member. Today we find ourselves working with all facets of the U.S. military and veterans. What an honor it is!
student support remains a major objective, as military students need an extra level of care in administrative matters given their operational tempo. But what matters most is what happens in the ‘classroom.’ Trident faculty are experts in their field and they are trained to understand the unique needs of their military students. Excellence in teaching and an ethic of care for the military drives everything Trident does. Q: What are some of your most popular programs, and which are the most appealing to military students?
Q: What makes your school unique in the benefits and programs you offer to military servicemembers?
A: Military students need coursework that both helps them compete for promotion and then works to open doors when they make their transition into the civilian sector. Our programs in the College of Health Sciences effectively train military members in health care administration, health care education, and more. One of our most popular programs is in emergency and disaster management. With the recent effects of Hurricane Sandy reminding us of Katrina, Haiti and the tsunami in Southeast Asia, the need for programs of study in emergency and disaster management has never been greater—both within the military and as military members transition into corresponding civilian jobs. We also offer programs in logistics, human resource management, educational leadership, and information technology management to ensure that those who serve are competitive within the military and as they transition into civilian life.
A: TUI’s unique edge comes from the quality of the faculty and how they learn to interact with military students. Unparalleled
Q: What are some of TUI’s main goals in meeting the future challenges of online education for the military?
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A: Two specific things come to mind in terms of meeting the needs of today’s military learner. Education builds resiliency! A good education can help servicemembers deal with the effects of PTSD and stress by giving them a challenging and engaging way to improve their future. Individualized education and good student support services can help build resilient military personnel. Second, a good education can open doors in transition so servicemembers can get jobs in the civilian sector commensurate with their experience and military training. Our goal is to educate for resiliency and educate for transition. Q: What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned since assuming your current position? A: When I visited Brooke Army Medical Center and the Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston some months back, I had the opportunity to visit with soldiers who were severely injured by roadside IEDs. Their spirit, courage and unrelenting desire to excel taught me that when you work with military students there is no ‘impossible.’ If a soldier can ask to return to combat duty with a duffle bag full of spare prosthetic legs, then we can find a way to help them get a first-rate education—no matter the challenge. Q: Do you have any closing thoughts? A: Through distance learning, we reach members of the military family around the globe anytime, anywhere. We have the ability to reach out and deliver an excellent education with a flexible pedagogy that can work to fit the incredibly busy military schedule. Our faculty and support staff understand these needs well, and it allows TUI to take the lead in educating today’s military student. I speak for everyone at Trident when I say that it is not only an honor to serve those who serve, but a learning experience for us as well.O www.MAE-kmi.com
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