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A record number of schools completed MAE’s extensive survey measuring best practices in military education. It’s an invaluable resource for ESOs and commanders advising servicemembers about educational opportunities or for military personnel researching schools independently.
According to the United States Labor Department, registered nurses are the top occupation in terms of job growth. Careers in medical sciences are often high-paying jobs as well. Find out about the variety of ways to earn a degree in nursing, including online, on-campus and hybrid options. By Jaime Fettrow-Alderfer
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Most students know the basics to look for when selecting a college or university. But finding a good fit is about more than just tuition assistance or accreditation. These tips will ensure that you find a school that truly follows best practices in military education. By Jim Hendrickson
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Careers & Transitions: Nursing
As the population grows and people live longer, there’s an increased need to provide
By Jaime Fettrow-Alderfer , MAE Correspondent According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of registered nurses is expected to grow 19 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the combined average of all occupations. The reasons cited for nursing’s growth include the emphasis on preventive care, the growing rates of chronic conditions and the need to provide services to the baby boomer population. A career in nursing may be attractive for active or retired servicemembers, a group of people already credited with helping others. Nurses can work in a variety of environments, from doctors’ offices to home health care services, schools or even the military. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates there are three education paths: a bachelor’s degree, an associate degree or a diploma from an approved nursing program. Registered nurses must also be licensed. The median salary is more than $65,000, making nursing an attractive career, and there are a variety of schools to choose from when mapping out your path.
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include community nursing, hospital nursing, research, school nursing, flight nursing, travel nursing, doctor’s office nursing, trauma nursing, psychiatric nursing, pediatric nursing, teaching nursing and many more,” she said.
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“Once nurses complete their military service, the skills they have acquired can be excellent assets, both in seeking employment and in their nursing practice,” said Elaine Keavney, director of the AMU RN to BSN program. The AMU RN to BSN (Bachelor of Science in nursing) program is a degree progression program. Prior to admission, students must have earned an associate degree or diploma in nursing and have an active, registered nursing license in their state. A baccalaureate degree in nursing is conferred upon completion of the program. “Because the students are already licensed and have studied nursing content at the associate level, the RN to BSN program Monmouth University focuses on nursing leadership and a broader view of the profession of nursing,” Keavney said. “Students also have courses related to comMonmouth University in West Long Branch, N.J., has two acamunity health nursing in a baccalaureate program.” demic departments for those interested in health care: the departKeavney described the nursing program at AMU ment of nursing and the department of health and as challenging, similar to most college classes. AMU physical education. courses are typically eight weeks, so coursework is “An intelligent, caring person,” Janet Mahoney, heavier than traditional 15-week courses. All of the R.N., dean and professor, said when describing who courses are online, making it especially accessible. would make a great nurse and great addition to Mon“In an online environment, students must have intermouth’s program. nal motivation and good time management skills, Mahoney said there are a variety of degrees for especially since most are working adults who must people interested in Monmouth’s nursing programs, balance professional and personal responsibilities,” all of which Mahoney described as rigorous. Keavney added. “Pre-licensure BSN (Bachelor of Science in nursOnce finished with coursework, Keavney believes ing), RN (registered) to BSN, RN to MSN, a family NP Janet Mahoney job prospects are high. She cited the Affordable (nurse practitioner), adult gerontological primary care Monmouth University Healthcare Act as expanding opportunities for nurses NP (nurse practitioner), psychiatric mental health NP to work in areas of health promotion and prevention. (nurse practitioner), nursing administration, nursing “There has been talk of a nursing shortage for years, education, forensic nursing, school nursing, Doctor of and this anticipated shortage was delayed due to Nursing Practice, and post-master and graduate certifithe recent recession, as nurses near the end of their cates are available,” Mahoney said. careers delayed retirement for a variety of economic Currently, Monmouth University has two serreasons,” Keavney said. “In the near future, however, vicemembers enrolled in its nursing program. The many nurses will retire, which will greatly increase university offers several incentives for those who serve employment opportunities.” or have served in the military. The Military Bridge ProKeavney also believes those with military experigram lets those who have never gone to school start ence have the desire to serve others; that characterisas provisional students; with a 2.25 GPA in the first Elaine Keavney tic or trait is certainly needed in the field of nursing. semester, they can apply for full-time status. “The nursing profession is intellectually challenging Overall, Mahoney stressed that a graduate in the American Military and provides a variety of career paths, enabling nurses program is well-equipped for the workforce. “Careers University www.MAE-kmi.com
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program, lecture courses are related to clinical experiences that students attend weekly. Like most in the nursing profession, Ogle emphasizes the job security of those who enter the field. “Nursing is one of the in-demand professions across the country,” she said. “As more hospitals apply for Magnet status, nurses with a baccalaureate degree are particularly in demand.” Opportunities are endless. Once the baccalaureate nursing degree is completed, Ogle said, nurses can go on to work in any type of care—OB, pediatrics, gerontology, trauma or community health. With advanced education, nurses can become nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse administrators and nurse educators.
“Nursing is a career for and of a lifetime,” said Kathleen Ogle, interim chairperson of Towson University’s Department of Nursing. “Nurses can be and do anything in any place at any time.” The Towson University Department of Nursing offers baccalaureate and master’s degrees in nursing. Kathleen Ogle For the B.S. degree, students may either complete Towson University the prerequisites at Towson or at a local community college and transfer to the nursing program. Nursing courses are completed during the junior and senior years. “Students learn how to give care to patients of all American Sentinel University ages and in all settings, such as hospitals, extended care and community settings,” Ogle said. A shortage of nurses doesn’t potentially affect just The graduate (M.S.) degree is available to nurses care. According to Paul Capicik, vice president of miliwho have a baccalaureate degree in nursing and wish tary programs at American Sentinel University, the to further their education in either nursing adminisprofession is in need of future leaders as well. tration or nursing education. “Nurses with advanced degrees are needed to lead Paul Capicik The Towson program, located at the school’s in health care organizations that provide direct care Towson, Md., campus, is extremely attractive to forfor patients,” Capicik said. “Nurses with advanced American Sentinel University mer or current servicemembers, with 13 currently degrees are also needed to educate the nurses of enrolled. Some remain in the reserves and are registered nurses who tomorrow and fill the ranks of the health care workers needed to meet are completing the baccalaureate degree in the degree completion the needs of the public.” option. Others have served and are extending skills learned in the Several nursing programs are available at American Sentinel Unimilitary by becoming registered nurses. versity, a health care-focused online university whose goal is to eduOgle explained that the program is challenging and admission cate working professionals. The programs include: a Registered Nurse to the program is competitive. Prospective students should have to Bachelor of Science in nursing (RN to BSN), a Registered Nurse to done very well in their science prerequisites. Once admitted to the Master of Science (RN to BSN/MSN) and a Master of Science (MSN)
Student Spotlight Ryan Williams B.S. in Nursing, 2014 Graduate Penn State
I wasn’t entirely sure which direction to go or exactly what I wanted to do when I graduated from high school. After speaking with my family and a few close friends, I decided to talk with each branch of service before choosing the Marine Corps. If I had not made this decision, I wouldn’t have been a candidate for Penn State’s nursing program and
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certainly wouldn’t have known that one day I would be accepting a job at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Altoona in the emergency department. I chose to enlist as infantry in September 2005 and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C. During enlistment, I completed two tours in Iraq, one in Habbaniyah and the other in Fallujah. These two deployments shaped the rest of my life. I chose nursing because of one inspirational Navy corpsman, John Medrano, whom I worked closely with on my first deployment. I believe he saw that I had a passion for helping others, and I was always asking
questions regarding his duties as a corpsman. After seeing my desire to learn more, “Doc” (as we called him) decided to enroll me in different courses, such as the Combat Lifesavers Course and Deployment Medicine Operators Course, which were taught by several members of the Special Forces, providing realistic scenarios in a combat atmosphere where we would have to triage, assess and treat the victims with minimal medical equipment available. After completing these courses and applying this knowledge on two deployments, I knew nursing was the career for me. I chose Penn State because I grew up in this area; my father had gone to Penn State; and the positive energy and achievements of this campus are
undeniable. The nursing program is not an easy one, but provided the necessary challenges and amazing instructors needed to further prepare me as an R.N. I would also like to send a special thank you to Pam Lawson, who shares the military experience and motivated me and prepared me to be the best nurse possible. As for the future, I plan on gaining the most experience I can at UPMC Altoona and possibly further my education to become a nurse practitioner. For all those making a career transition, I would suggest using all the resources that you have earned in the military to further your education and continue to better yourself while helping others do the same in the process.
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with specialty tracks in management and organizational leadership, case management, Southern Miss Degree for informatics, education, and infection prevenVeterans Who Served as Medics or Corpsmen tion and control. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has two specialty tracks, The University of Southern Mississippi, program at the university’s Gulf Park campus executive leadership and educational leaderwhich offers one of the largest nursing prowould be at the top of my list.” ship. grams in Mississippi, recently announced a The new BSN program, which may be More than 520 current or former servicethree-year grant in excess of $1 million that completed in as little as four semesters after members are enrolled in American Sentinel’s will allow the university to offer a specialized, satisfaction of prerequisites, incorporates various nursing programs. “An advanced accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing military training and education previously degree is important for promotion and tran(BSN) degree program designed for former and received in the medical field. Prerequisites sition,” Capicik said. “Advanced degrees are active duty military servicemembers. may be taken at any accredited college or valued both in the military services and the “It’s a great match with what we have to university anywhere in the country, and outcivilian and Veterans Administration environoffer with this program because these young of-state tuition will be waived for students in ments. As health care organizations become people will bring a sense of service from their the program. more and more data-driven for survival and military background into the nursing profesBy incorporating real-world military expericompetitive reasons, continuing education sion, which is service-oriented as well,” said ences with academic coursework, the program on new and vital methods and processes are Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jeff Hammond, director of offers qualifying veterans the opportunity to expected of employees.” veterans and military student services at fast-track their education while maintaining the Understanding the leadership manageSouthern Miss. “If I were a medical corpshighest academic standards, clinical quality and ment and analytics advances is important to man coming out of the military and looking National Council of State Board of Nursing RN those wanting to advance in health care. The to advance my career opportunities, the BSN Licensure Examination pass rates for nurses. nursing programs at American Sentinel are challenging in that they encourage learners to increase their knowledge and expand their scope of nursing pracprogram with a subsequent Ph.D. and one for students who seek tice. The majority of students are employed full-time in nursing while to use their degree for administration and in practice. “The Ph.D. they pursue their next degree. program helps develop clinical scholars, faculty and researchers,” A good example of how American Sentinel’s specialized training Lawson said. “A new program, the online doctor of nurse practitiois applicable to real life is with the recent Ebola scare. American Senner available through Penn State World Campus, is a professional tinel’s specialization in infection prevention and control, as part of and practice-focused degree designed to prepare advanced-practice the MSN program, would provide students with detailed instruction. nurses to be leaders and to deliver expert care and improve health Overall, this program aligns with the school’s mission, care practices.” which is to ultimately enhance the practice and posiCurrently, Penn State’s College of Nursing has tively impact health care outcomes or civic lives. two undergraduate students enrolled in the baccalaureate program who are servicemembers. Lawson said the programs at Penn State are rigorous and students Penn State University are routinely challenged. The online program may offer some flexibility, but students still have to balPenn State University offers a variety of nursing ance all of life’s responsibilities. degree programs as well, both at its main campuses “One advantage that the online model has is that and at many of its satellite campuses. Four-year bachthe courses are asynchronous, meaning that students elor’s degrees in nursing are available at the University can turn in their work at their convenience, so they Park, Altoona, Erie, Fayette, Mont Alto and Worthingdon’t have to log into the class at a specific time,” ton Scranton campuses. Pam Lawson Lawson added. “It’s flexible for those who need that “Coursework provides students with a foundation Penn State University flexibility in managing their time.” in science and liberal arts, as well as an extensive Nursing is an attractive option for servicemembers who have range of nursing courses that can prepare them to provide care in fought for our country because they care about safety and freedom, hospitals, private practice, long-term care, clinics, community agenand similar work in civilian life by caring for patients can also be cies and other settings,” said Pam Lawson, University Park campus sought. coordinator of Penn State School of Nursing. “University Park stu“I tell nursing students that the world is theirs—there are so dents will spend either their junior or senior year at the Penn State many different paths they can take to work in this field,” Lawson Hershey Medical Center, where they will do their clinical work.” said. “Nurses can work in hospitals, nursing homes, retirement Penn State also offers an R.N. to B.S. option to make it possible homes or other community settings. Travel nurses can see the world for nurses to get the additional knowledge they need to work in while having their housing paid for.” O hospitals that have Magnet status. This program is available through several of Penn State’s commonwealth campuses as well as online through Penn State World Campus. For more information, contact MAE Editor Kelly Fodel at kellyf@kmimediagroup.com or search our online archives Finally, at the graduate level, Penn State offers two separate masfor related stories at www.mae-kmi.com. ter’s degrees in nursing: one for students seeking a research-oriented www.MAE-kmi.com
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The director of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) explains the changes to SOC’s mission. By Dr. Kathy McMurtry Snead In early August 2014, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense informed SOC Consortium and Degree Network System member institutions that changes were coming to Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges programs and services under the long-standing Department of Defense (DoD) contract with AASCU. Member 6 | MAE 9.10
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greater emphasis and focus on creating educational partnerships and programs that will maximize the amount of transfer and non-traditional credit applied toward degree requirements. Accelerated degree options (such as awarding non-traditional credit, guaranteed course transferability and two- to four-year degree articulations) that minimize the time-to-degree completion will continue to be central in the DNS so that servicemembers can transition smoothly following military service into the civilian workforce. The SOC DNS will be consolidated across the participating military services into a “joint services” program without separate degree networks for the Army (SOCAD), Navy (SOCNAV), Marine Corps (SOCMAR) and Coast Guard (SOCCOAST). Additionally, within the next six months, SOC will focus on the establishment of a career and technical education group of schools that offer certificates, diplomas and associate degrees to provide servicemembers with career preparation for a successful transition to the civilian workforce. Details of how this grouping of career and technical program offerings will be selected or publicized has not yet been determined. The most significant change is the dissolution of the SOC Consortium, a voluntary membership confederation of colleges and universities across the country who collectively agreed to implement the SOC principles and criteria into performance and action on their campuses in support of degree completion for servicemembers. Through the consortium construct, SOC leadership helped shape institutional policies and practices that provide servicemembers recognition for non-traditional learning acquired through their military training courses and military occupational specialty skills and knowledge. In December 2014, the SOC Consortium, with 1,750 colleges and universities that voluntarily commit to institutional support and engagement of military students, will be dissolved. In an August 2014 letter to SOC member institutions, Dr. Thomas Langdon, director of state liaison and education opportunities for DoD, stated that the release of Executive Order 13607, “Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Other Family Members,” has introduced “significant changes to the way our military www.MAE-kmi.com
services administer voluntary education programs.” The presidential executive order added policy oversight of education programs and financial protections for veterans, servicemembers and their families in the Departments of Defense, Education and Veterans Affairs operations and program implementation. The SOC principles and criteria that shaped the SOC Consortium for over 42 years have been incorporated in the recent Change 3 of the DoD Instruction 1322.25 (which includes the DoD Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding) and implementation requirements for receiving military tuition assistance. Institutions that agree to participate in the military tuition assistance program will readily recognize that the SOC principles and criteria and the SOC Military Student Bill of Rights, established collaboratively by SOC stakeholders and DoD, have been folded into the Memorandum of Understanding document and will continue to guide institutional expectations, policies and practices for protecting and effectively delivering educational programs to servicemembers, veterans and their family members. Established in 1972 by civilian and military educators, SOC was formed to help strengthen and coordinate collegelevel educational opportunities for servicemembers. SOC has served as a liaison between the higher education community and military leadership to overcome many of the academic and educational policy obstacles experienced by active duty servicemembers pursuing their college educational goals during off-duty hours. SOC efforts helped the higher education community understand and appropriately respond to the unique needs of servicemembers who, due to their mobile work environment and intensive work demands, had difficulty completing college degrees. In many cases, institutional policies related to academic residency, acceptance of credit for military training and occupational specialty toward degree requirements, and waivers of final-year degree requirements were implemented to better serve and support the educational pursuits of servicemembers, veterans and their families. Positive institutional policy changes resulted from debates and collaboration between faculty, campus leadership and SOC, resulting in academic policy exceptions for deserving servicemembers.
Though SOC does not have a comprehensive estimate on the amount of evaluated credit awarded for military training and experience by the more than 1,750 SOC Consortium institutions, we do have precise figures from the 160 schools participating in the SOC DNS. Illustrating the value of the SOC principles and criteria on college performance in FY13, SOC DNS institutions reported over 720,000 credit hours of non-traditional credit were awarded and applied toward the degree requirements of more than 45,000 servicemembers for whom SOC DNS Student Agreements (degree plans) were written. On average, the participating colleges awarded 13 semester hours of credit in associate degree programs and 19 semester hours of credit at the bachelor’s degree level. Ninety-three percent (more than 670,000) of the non-traditional credit awards were for military training and occupational specialty experience. From a strictly financial cost-avoidance standpoint, the cost avoidance by the military services on tuition is enormous. Extrapolating the data from that small group of dedicated SOC Degree Network System members to the greater consortium membership would show a daunting return on investment from the SOC Consortium construct. Throughout SOC’s history, participating institutions have proudly communicated their commitment to serving military students and veterans. Photos of graduation ceremonies conducted under the shade of military tents speak volumes about the dedication and commitment of SOC colleges to deliver on their promise of not merely degree completion, but degree recognition and personal achievement. Though the SOC Consortium will be dissolved, the institutional commitment to military students and veterans of the participating colleges will continue to thrive and provide vital support to servicemembers and their family members in their educational pursuits. O Dr. Kathy Snead is the president and director of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges.
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With thousands of schools vying for your enrollment (and military education funds), how can you make the best possible college choice?
By Jim Hendrickson
Deciding what college or university to attend can be a very difficult decision. Prospective students are always encouraged to verify some basic information, including: • School eligibility for DoD education funds and/or Post-9/11 GI Bill funds • School accreditation • Whether a school offers the degree program you are seeking • Whether a school meets your needs of classroom instruction with online options or hybrid learning Beyond those important points, what does a student need to look for to make a final decision? Prospective students should look at the student services schools provide to military and veteran students. The quality of student services can be the difference between a hassle-free college experience and graduation, or a four-year grind working through school and VA funding issues, late tuition payments and financial headaches.
Single Point of Contact One quick way to determine if the school is prepared to properly assist is to ask who the school has identified as the point of contact for military or VA issues once you become a student. Schools should provide a single point of contact to either help you directly or help direct you to the right department and, ideally, to the right person who can provide resolution or resources to support you. Be sure to follow up and call the school representative. Ask if they attended the school, if they served in the military and if they used the Post-9/11 GI Bill or another VA education funding source. This can be an indicator of the quality of support that you can expect once you become a student. 8 | MAE 9.10
Someone who has successfully attended the school using VA benefits will be able to expertly guide you through the process and provide the details needed to successfully follow behind them with the fewest missteps. Conversely, someone who has no military background, no experience using education benefits or has not attended the school may not be as well-equipped to assist.
for VA-funded students to accommodate the VA processing time. Some schools try to bridge the gap by offering short-term loans to students until VA payments arrive. This, in turn, leads to additional paperwork and paying interest or penalties if there is a problem with VA funds dispersal.
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It’s recommended to attend a campus tour or orientation, either on campus or online. The ideal situation is for the school to provide a resource who is both a current or former student and a veteran. Ask what percentage of the student body is in the military, veterans or family members. Schools should have this information or be able to get it for you. Ask what percentage of the faculty and staff is veteran- or military-affiliated. Request to speak with other student vets or a vet staff member. Be cautious if the school cannot answer these questions. Selecting a school needs to be done with care and the most information you can gather. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. The school should be prepared to answer your queries and provide specific information related to student support services and student veteran support in particular. Making the effort to learn as much as possible about a school up front will result in far higher chances of having a successful college experience. O
Another area to investigate when looking at student services is the financial aid and VA certification departments. Again, be sure to have the school identify who, by name, will be the point of contact for your benefits and get that individual’s phone number and email address. Generally, this person will be associated with the financial aid department and be called the VA certifying official. This is true for either online or campus-based schools. Get in touch with the VA certifying official and learn as much as you can about how and, more importantly, when the school will process your course registration status in the VA website for submitting educational paperwork, VA-Once. A school that processes your course registration as early as possible will ensure your funds are dispersed quickly and predictably. Some schools even offer front-of-the-line course registration privileges to veteran students to expedite processing. Timely processing will ensure you receive your monthly housing allowance (MHA) quickly so you can pay your rent or mortgage on time. Late processing by the school will almost always result in late payments. Don’t be afraid to ask what the school’s policy is if VA payments are late. Ideally, some schools may provide a grace period
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Jim Hendrickson is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees while serving on active duty for over 28 years. For more information, contact MAE Editor Kelly Fodel at kellyf@kmimediagroup.com or search our online archives for related stories at www.mae-kmi.com.
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Welcome to Military Advanced Education’s 2015 Guide to Colleges & Universities. Now in its eighth year of publishing the guide, MAE was the first publication to launch a reference tool of this type. MAE has been improving the process every year in order to provide our men and women in uniform information that will help them make the right choices about college. Our goal in designing this extensive survey was to take into consideration the best practices in military and veteran education that are most relevant to you, the prospective student. Color-coded dashboards throughout the guide display the results of our survey. They consist of six gauges representing key categories of consideration to servicemembers, veterans, their spouses and dependents: Military Culture, Financial Assistance, Flexibility, General Support, Online Support and On-campus Support. You’ll also notice that we have added information about the types of degree programs each school offers. Students have unique needs, and schools offer a variety of program deliveries to serve those needs. We asked institutions to identify if the programs they offer are 100% online, 100% on campus, or hybrid (a blend of both online and on campus). It is important to note that we could only evaluate the information that was provided; each institution was responsible for disclosure. Responses to the survey questions were assigned weights to reflect their relative importance within each of the six categories, and were then totaled to determine their score for that gauge. Each dashboard gauge has a shaded background that shows the maximum potential points for that category.
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Against that background is a darker bar which shows how many points that school achieved. You’ll see that we have included the results for all 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. Although we are not ranking schools in the guide, we have recognized the schools that exhibited best practices in military and veteran education with an MAE 2015 Top School logo for use in their promotional materials. As in previous years, all institutions were judged based on the same criteria; we did not judge private, public, for-profit, notfor-profit, four-year or two-year colleges separately because we believe that regardless of size or degrees granted, any school can make an effort to better serve those who have served our nation. In addition to our published guide, we have lots of extra details about each institution available on our online database of schools. Visit www.mae-kmi.com to view our searchable database, access and review all of the survey answers from all of the participating institutions, and see all the information MAE used in evaluating submissions. The database is searchable by school name, state, online campus or brick-and-mortar campus. This tool is invaluable for comparing and contrasting the schools on your list of consideration. Good luck to you in the next stage of your academic journey.
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Abilene Christian University Abilene, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,727 Graduate Enrollment: 734 Military Enrollment: 136 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, Ga. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,522 Military Enrollment: 144 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Military Culture
Financial ASSISTANCE
Alabama Agricultural and Mechancial University Normal, Ala. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,055 Graduate Enrollment: 969 Military Enrollment: 635 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Albany State University Albany, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,172 Graduate Enrollment: 493 Military Enrollment: 126 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Flexibility
General Support
online Support
on-campus support
Alliant International University
American Military University
San Diego, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,378 Graduate Enrollment: 3,503 Military Enrollment: 255 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Charles Town, W. Va. Online only www.amu.apus.edu
Contact: info@apus.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 94,388 Graduate Enrollment: 22,390 Military Enrollment: 64,030 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Allied American University Laguna Hills, Calif. Online only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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American Sentinel University American Business & Technology University Academy of Art University San Francisco, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.academyart.edu
Contact: Julie Otto Director, Military Relations jotto@academyart.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,417 Graduate Enrollment: 6,270 Military Enrollment: 1,181 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Albany Technical College Albany, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,675 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Conn. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,278 Graduate Enrollment: 304 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Saint Joseph, Mo. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,100 Military Enrollment: 900 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
American Graduate University Covina, Calif. Online only Graduate Enrollment: 1,035 Military Enrollment: 341 Degree Types: Master’s, Certificates
Garden City, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,040 Graduate Enrollment: 2,605 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Contact: Paul Capicik Vice President of Military Programs paul.capicik@americansentinel.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,887 Graduate Enrollment: 1,433 Military Enrollment: 554 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Aurora, Colo. Online only, Hybrid www.americansentinel.edu
American Intercontinental University Schaumburg, Ill. Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Washington, D.C. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,340 Graduate Enrollment: 5,477 Military Enrollment: 218 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Amridge University
Apollos University
Argosy University
Montgomery, Ala. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 432 Graduate Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 168 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Huntington Beach, Calif. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 8 Graduate Enrollment: 75 Military Enrollment: 5 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Orange, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,830 Graduate Enrollment: 6,229 Military Enrollment: 2,342 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Arapahoe Community College
Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, Md. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 25,086 Military Enrollment: 1,955 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Littleton, Colo. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,778 Military Enrollment: 292 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Arizona Western College Yuma, Ariz. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,000 Military Enrollment: 500 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, Ark. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,642 Military Enrollment: 53 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, Ark. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,552 Military Enrollment: 597 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Arkansas State University, Mountain Home Mountain Home, Ark. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,976 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Armstrong State University Savannah, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,377 Graduate Enrollment: 724 Military Enrollment: 702 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Art Institute of Atlanta
Art Institute of Austin
Atlanta, Ga. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,883 Military Enrollment: 257 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Austin, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,148 Military Enrollment: 255 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Atlanta, Decatur
Art Institute of California, Hollywood
Decatur, Ga. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 731 Military Enrollment: 35 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
North Hollywood, Calif. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,867 Military Enrollment: 114 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
online Support
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Art Institute of California, Inland Empire San Bernardino, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,362 Military Enrollment: 107 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of California, Los Angeles Santa Monica, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,674 Military Enrollment: 129 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Art Institute of California, Orange County Santa Ana, Calif. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,692 Military Enrollment: 124 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of California, Sacramento Sacramento, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,828 Military Enrollment: 116 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of California, San Diego San Diego, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,782 Military Enrollment: 638 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of California, San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,070 Graduate Enrollment: 34 Military Enrollment: 87 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Financial ASSISTANCE
Flexibility
Sunnyvale, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 912 Military Enrollment: 39 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
online Support
on-campus support
Art Institute of Charleston
Art Institute of Fort Worth
Art Institute of Las Vegas
Charleston, S.C. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 863 Military Enrollment: 75 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Fort Worth, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 559 Military Enrollment: 48 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Henderson, Nev. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,597 Military Enrollment: 117 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Charlotte
Art Institute of Houston
Art Institute of Michigan, Detroit
Charlotte, N.C. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,970 Military Enrollment: 64 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Houston, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,961 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Novi, Mich. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,207 Military Enrollment: 41 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Art Institute of Michigan, Troy
Art Institute of Colorado Denver, Colo. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,023 Military Enrollment: 184 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Dallas Dallas, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,310 Graduate Enrollment: 8 Military Enrollment: 178 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Art Institute of California, Sunnyvale
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,145 Military Enrollment: 113 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Houston, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 590 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Troy, Mich. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 251 Military Enrollment: 5 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Indianapolis
Art Institute of New York City
Indianapolis, Ind. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,301 Military Enrollment: 58 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
New York, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,061 Military Enrollment: 59 Degree Types: Associate
Art Institute of Jacksonville Design
Art Institute of Ohio, Cincinnati
Jacksonville, Fla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 702 Military Enrollment: 137 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Cincinnati, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,179 Military Enrollment: 50 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Art Institute of Philadelphia
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Art Institute of Portland
Art Institute of Salt Lake City
Philadelphia, Pa. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,865 Military Enrollment: 85 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Pittsburgh, Pa. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,462 Military Enrollment: 70 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Portland, Ore. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,078 Military Enrollment: 117 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Draper, Utah On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 861 Military Enrollment: 42 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Phoenix Phoenix, Ariz. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,515 Military Enrollment: 141 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Pittsburgh, Pa. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 20,171 Military Enrollment: 890 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Raleigh, Durham Durham, N.C. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,111 Military Enrollment: 79 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of San Antonio San Antonio, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,499 Military Enrollment: 222 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Art Institute of Seattle Seattle, Wash. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,450 Military Enrollment: 234 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Financial ASSISTANCE
Flexibility
online Support
on-campus support
Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Art Institutes International Minnesota
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Virginia Beach, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 814 Graduate Enrollment: 219 Military Enrollment: 247 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Minneapolis, Minn. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,944 Military Enrollment: 39 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Atlanta, Ga. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,893 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institutes International, Kansas City
Auburn University
Art Institute of St. Louis St. Charles, Mo. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 348 Military Enrollment: 20 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
General Support
Art Institute of Washington Arlington, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,300 Military Enrollment: 222 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Lenexa, Kan. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 769 Military Enrollment: 54 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Auburn, Ala. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,916 Graduate Enrollment: 4,948 Military Enrollment: 750 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Art Institute of Tampa Tampa, Fla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,303 Military Enrollment: 148 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Tennessee, Nashville Nashville, Tenn. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,425 Military Enrollment: 122 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Ashford University Art Institute of Washington, Dulles Dulles, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 309 Military Enrollment: 18 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 659 Military Enrollment: 25 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Art Institute of Tucson Tucson, Ariz. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 649 Military Enrollment: 64 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
San Diego, Calif. Hybrid www.military.ashford.edu
Contact: Wendy Sickora Director, Military Education Outreach wendy.sickora@ashford.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 50,895 Graduate Enrollment: 7,209 Military Enrollment: 13,631 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
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Augsburg College Minneapolis, Minn. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,738 Graduate Enrollment: 838 Military Enrollment: 109 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Augustana College Sioux Falls, S.D. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,697 Graduate Enrollment: 68 Military Enrollment: 18 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Athens State University Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania York, Pa. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 699 Military Enrollment: 15 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Athens, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,175 Military Enrollment: 205 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Certificates
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tenn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,550 Graduate Enrollment: 849 Military Enrollment: 2,132 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
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Averett University Danville, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,667 Graduate Enrollment: 460 Military Enrollment: 369 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Virginia Beach, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,339 Military Enrollment: Not tracked separately. Degree Types: Certificates
Financial ASSISTANCE
Flexibility
Baptist College of Florida Graceville, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 585 Graduate Enrollment: 32 Military Enrollment: 37 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Barstow Community College Barstow, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,712 Military Enrollment: 713 Degree Types: Associate
General Support
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Bellevue University Bellevue, Neb. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.bellevue.edu
Contact: James Biernesser Senior Director Military Programs james.biernesser@bellevue.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,491 Graduate Enrollment: 4,543 Military Enrollment: 3,235 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
on-campus support
Black Hills State University Spearfish, S.D. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 7,670 Graduate Enrollment: 770 Military Enrollment: 580 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, Va. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,293 Military Enrollment: 598 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Baker College Flint, Mich. Online only, On-campus only www.bakercollegeonline.com
Contact: Chuck Gurden Vice President, Online, Graduate, and Military Admissions chuck.gurden@baker.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 27,797 Graduate Enrollment: 850 Military Enrollment: 2,911 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Barton County Community College
Benedictine University
Great Bend, Kan. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,508 Military Enrollment: 7,889 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Lisle, Ill. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,830 Graduate Enrollment: 2,334 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Belhaven University
Berkeley College
Jackson, Miss. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,776 Graduate Enrollment: 1,278 Military Enrollment: 389 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
New York, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,500 Military Enrollment: 1,050 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Blue Ridge Community & Technical College Martinsburg, W. Va. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,021 Military Enrollment: 150 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Bluefield College Bluefield, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 842 Graduate Enrollment: 5 Military Enrollment: 49 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
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Baker University Overland Park, Kan. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 779 Graduate Enrollment: 565 Military Enrollment: 180 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Black Hawk College Moline, Ill. Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, N.Y. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 24,500 Military Enrollment: 330 Degree Types: Associate
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Bowling Green State University
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
Bowling Green, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,925 Graduate Enrollment: 2,483 Military Enrollment: 438 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
South Charleston, W. Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,300 Military Enrollment: 10 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Brandman University Irvine, Calif. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,921 Graduate Enrollment: 4,965 Military Enrollment: 2,137 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Flexibility
General Support
online Support
on-campus support
Broadview University
Brown Mackie College
West Jordan, Utah Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,232 Graduate Enrollment: 10 Military Enrollment: 246 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Cincinnati, Ohio On-campus only, Hybrid www.brownmackie.edu
Bristol Community College Fall River, Mass. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 17,859 Military Enrollment: 259 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Contact: H. Michelle Toney Vice President of Student/ Academic Affairs htoney@brownmackie.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 20,221 Military Enrollment: 1,871 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Brunswick Community College
Bryant & Stratton College, Albany
Supply, N.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,596 Military Enrollment: 23 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Albany, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 604 Military Enrollment: 8 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryan University
Bryant & Stratton College, Amherst
Tempe, Ariz. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 900 Graduate Enrollment: 50 Military Enrollment: 30 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Getzville, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 378 Military Enrollment: 15 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Bayshore Bryant & Stratton College, Akron Akron, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 192 Military Enrollment: 3 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Glendale, Wis. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 520 Military Enrollment: 5 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
General Support
online Support
Bryant & Stratton College, Buffalo Downtown Buffalo, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 752 Military Enrollment: 12 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Cleveland Downtown Cleveland, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 752 Military Enrollment: 7 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Eastlake Eastlake, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 648 Military Enrollment: 15 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
on-campus support
Bryant & Stratton College, Greece Campus Rochester, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 345 Military Enrollment: 8 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Hampton Hampton, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 535 Military Enrollment: 88 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Henrietta Rochester, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 386 Military Enrollment: 12 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
REACH FOR MORE …A more fulfilling and rewarding future. As our thanks for your service, Bryant & Stratton College is dedicated to helping you and your family get ahead in life. • Receive a personal, career-focused education. • Approved for Veteran’s Training. • Convenient day, evening and online classes. • “Salute to Spouses” Scholarships available. • We’ll help you find a position when you graduate. • Principles of Excellence School.
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Bryant & Stratton College, Milwaukee
Bryant & Stratton College, Parma
Bryant & Stratton College, Syracuse
Bryant & Stratton College, Wauwatosa
Milwaukee, Wis. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 991 Military Enrollment: 12 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Parma, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 667 Military Enrollment: 20 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Syracuse, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 590 Military Enrollment: 10 Degree Types: Associate
Wauwatosa, Wis. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 717 Military Enrollment: 19 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Online
Bryant & Stratton College, Richmond
Burlington County College
Orchard Park, N.Y. Online only www.bryantstratton.edu
Richmond, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 667 Military Enrollment: 59 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Bryant & Stratton College, Syracuse North
Contact: Lee Hicklin Director of Military Education lehicklin@bryantstratton.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,964 Military Enrollment: 118 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Liverpool, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 440 Military Enrollment: 15 Degree Types: Associate
Bryant & Stratton College, Southtowns
Bryant & Stratton College, Virginia Beach
Orchard Park, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 436 Military Enrollment: 22 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Virginia Beach, Va. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 692 Military Enrollment: 180 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Pemberton, N.J. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,005 Military Enrollment: 1,494 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Caldwell University Caldwell, N.J. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,151 Graduate Enrollment: 668 Military Enrollment: 50 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Calhoun Community College Decatur, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,974 Military Enrollment: 665 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
California Intercontinental University Diamond Bar, Calif. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 27 Graduate Enrollment: 350 Military Enrollment: 50 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Financial ASSISTANCE
Flexibility
California State University, Channel Islands Camarillo, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.csuci.edu
Contact: Jay Derrico Veterans Affairs Program Coordinator jay.derrico@csuci.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,941 Graduate Enrollment: 199 Military Enrollment: 186 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
General Support
online Support
on-campus support
California State University, Stanislaus
Cape Cod Community College
Turlock, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,621 Graduate Enrollment: 1,261 Military Enrollment: 228 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
West Barnstable, Mass. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,200 Military Enrollment: 158 Degree Types: Associate
California University of Pennsylvania California, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,450 Graduate Enrollment: 1,793 Military Enrollment: 367 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Capital Community College Hartford, Conn. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,101 Military Enrollment: 8,381 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
California State University, Chico California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.callutheran.edu
Contact: Jenn Zimmerman Veterans Coordinator jzimmerm@callutheran.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,204 Graduate Enrollment: 1,966 Military Enrollment: 78 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Chico, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,000 Graduate Enrollment: 1,400 Military Enrollment: 600 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Capital University Calumet College of St. Joseph Whiting, Ind. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,123 Graduate Enrollment: 217 Military Enrollment: 50 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
California State University, San Bernardino San Bernardino, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,083 Graduate Enrollment: 2,315 Military Enrollment: 788 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Columbus, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,788 Graduate Enrollment: 840 Military Enrollment: 48 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Carl Sandburg College
Camden County College
Galesburg, Ill. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,897 Military Enrollment: 82 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Blackwood, N.J. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,960 Military Enrollment: 360 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 20,943 Graduate Enrollment: 1,558 Military Enrollment: 563 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Carroll College
California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 10,733 Graduate Enrollment: 353 Military Enrollment: 598 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
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Cameron University Lawton, Okla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,358 Graduate Enrollment: 540 Military Enrollment: 1,475 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Helena, Mont. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,431 Military Enrollment: 59 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, Tenn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,713 Graduate Enrollment: 332 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Military Culture
Financial ASSISTANCE
Casper College Casper, Wyo. Hybrid Military Enrollment: 198 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Catholic Distance University Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,661 Graduate Enrollment: 5,664 Military Enrollment: 71 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Hamilton, Va. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 117 Graduate Enrollment: 147 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Flexibility
General Support
online Support
Cayuga Community College
on-campus support
Central Christian College of Kansas, Traditional Campus
Auburn, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,650 Military Enrollment: 152 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
McPherson, Kan. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 292 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Central Christian College of Kansas, School of Professional and Distance Education McPherson, Kan. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 389 Degree Types: Bachelor’s
Central Community College Grand Island, Neb. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,906 Military Enrollment: 331 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Central Georgia Technical College
Central Virginia Community College
Charleston Southern University
Christian Brothers University
Warner Robins, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,788 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Lynchburg, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,900 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Charleston, S.C. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,179 Graduate Enrollment: 238 Military Enrollment: 355 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Memphis, Tenn. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,584 Graduate Enrollment: 413 Military Enrollment: 34 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Charter Oak State College
City University of New York
Central Lakes College Brainerd, Minn. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,998 Military Enrollment: 310 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Centura College
Central Michigan University
Century College
Mount Pleasant, Mich. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,862 Graduate Enrollment: 5,619 Military Enrollment: 1,629 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Virginia Beach, Va. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,051 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
White Bear Lake, Minn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,594 Military Enrollment: 749 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
New Britain, Conn. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,232 Military Enrollment: 145 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
New York, N.Y. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 275,000 Graduate Enrollment: 33,000 Military Enrollment: 3,000 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 973 Graduate Enrollment: 1,197 Military Enrollment: 42 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
City University of Seattle Seattle, Wash. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,279 Graduate Enrollment: 2,420 Military Enrollment: 102 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Chaminade University Central Texas College Killeen, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.ctcd.edu
Contact: Eva Hutchens Distance Learning Counselor ctc.info@ctcd.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 41,385 Military Enrollment: 34,798 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Honolulu, Hawaii Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 301 Graduate Enrollment: 1,006 Military Enrollment: 749 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Los Angeles, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Graduate Enrollment: 4,357 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, Ariz. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,399 Military Enrollment: 600 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,199 Graduate Enrollment: 881 Military Enrollment: 130 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
The College of New Jersey Ewing, N.J. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 6,391 Graduate Enrollment: 900 Military Enrollment: 40 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Clark State Coummunity College
Clinton Community College
Coastal Carolina University
College of Business and Technology
Springfield, Ohio On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,653 Graduate Enrollment: 572 Military Enrollment: 250 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Plattsburgh, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,917 Military Enrollment: 129 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Conway, S.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,867 Graduate Enrollment: 611 Military Enrollment: 291 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Miami, Fla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,010 Military Enrollment: 33 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Clarke University
Clover Park Technical College
Dubuque, Iowa On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 990 Graduate Enrollment: 210 Military Enrollment: 20 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Lakewood, Wash. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,753 Military Enrollment: 625 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Coastal Bend College Clarkson University Potsdam, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,110 Graduate Enrollment: 616 Military Enrollment: 57 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Beeville, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,800 Military Enrollment: 150 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
College of Lake County Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, Calif. Hybrid http://military.coastline.edu
Contact: Military Programs military@coastline.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 58,544 Military Enrollment: 12,144 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Grayslake, Ill. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,406 Military Enrollment: 863 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
College of Southern Maryland La Plata, Md. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 8,794 Military Enrollment: 771 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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The college of St. Scholastica Duluth, Minn. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,936 Graduate Enrollment: 1,304 Military Enrollment: 138 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
College of The Albemarle Elizabeth City, N.C. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,168 Military Enrollment: 247 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
the college of William and Mary Williamsburg, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 6,271 Graduate Enrollment: 2,105 Military Enrollment: 378 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Colorado State University, Global Campus Greenwood Village, Colo. Online only www.csuglobal.edu
Contact: Jay Drake Learning Solutions Manager, Active Military and Veterans jason.drake@csuglobal.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,411 Graduate Enrollment: 2,513 Military Enrollment: 1,864 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
General Support
online Support
Columbia College Columbia, Mo. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 25,790 Graduate Enrollment: 951 Military Enrollment: 5,022 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, Ill. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,671 Graduate Enrollment: 471 Military Enrollment: 175 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
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Colorado State University, Pueblo Pueblo, Colo. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 4,394 Graduate Enrollment: 285 Military Enrollment: 373 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Columbia International University Columbia, S.C. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 642 Graduate Enrollment: 924 Military Enrollment: 31 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 43,417 Graduate Enrollment: 15,352 Military Enrollment: 2,172 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Community Business College Modesto, Calif. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 85 Military Enrollment: 28 Degree Types: Certificates
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 30,601 Military Enrollment: 800 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Community College of Aurora Aurora, Colo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,919 Military Enrollment: 475 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Community College of Baltimore County
Collin College McKinney, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 54,290 Military Enrollment: 1,391 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
on-campus support
Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs, Colo. Hybrid www.coloradotech.edu/military
Contact: Eva Mitchell Director of Military Admissions emitchell@ctuonline.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 36,056 Graduate Enrollment: 6,327 Military Enrollment: 12,880 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, Ala. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 27,770 Graduate Enrollment: 9,719 Military Enrollment: 16,710 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Baltimore, Md. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 53,346 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Community College of Beaver County Columbus State Community College
Monaca, Pa. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,600 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Columbus, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 25,360 Military Enrollment: 1,268 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Community College of Denver
Concordia University Irvine
Denver, Colo. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,700 Military Enrollment: 500
Irvine, Calif. Hybrid www.cui.edu/mais
Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 34,337 Military Enrollment: 7,203 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Contact: Marsha Castillo MAIS recruiter and program coordinator marsha.castillo@cui.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,046 Graduate Enrollment: 2,102 Military Enrollment: 66 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Flexibility
General Support
online Support
on-campus support
Creighton University
Daemen College
Omaha, Neb. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,276 Graduate Enrollment: 4,226 Military Enrollment: 229 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Amherst, N.Y. On-campus only www.daemen.edu
D’Youville College Buffalo, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,023 Graduate Enrollment: 1,127 Military Enrollment: 448 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Contact: Kevin Fricano Transfer and Veteran Admissions Counselor kfricano@daemen.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,000 Graduate Enrollment: 1,000 Military Enrollment: 85 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Computer Systems Institute Skokie, Ill. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,727 Military Enrollment: 128 Degree Types: Certificates
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, Miss. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,209 Military Enrollment: 241 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Master of Arts in International Studies Concordia College Moorhead, Minn. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,531 Graduate Enrollment: 27 Military Enrollment: 24 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Corban University Salem, Ore. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 936 Graduate Enrollment: 207 Military Enrollment: 51 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, Ark. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,205 Military Enrollment: 70 Degree Types: Associate
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Dakota College at Bottineau
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Davenport University
DeVry University
Bottineau, N.D. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 793 Military Enrollment: 21 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Grand Rapids, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,876 Graduate Enrollment: 2,345 Military Enrollment: 534 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Chicago, Ill. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 48,966 Graduate Enrollment: 16,181 Military Enrollment: 10,295 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Dallas Baptist University
Davis & Elkins College
Dallas, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,435 Graduate Enrollment: 1,987 Military Enrollment: 195 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Elkins, W. Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 874 Military Enrollment: 30 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Del Mar College Danville Community College
Corpus Christi, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,502 Military Enrollment: 1,400
Danville, Va. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,675 Military Enrollment: 117 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Doane College Crete, Lincoln, Grand Island, Omaha, Neb. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,607 Graduate Enrollment: 1,876 Military Enrollment: 139 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
on-campus support
East Mississippi Community College Scooba, Miss. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,594 Military Enrollment: 396 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, Conn. On-campus only, Hybrid Graduate Enrollment: 5,015 Military Enrollment: 310 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,616 Graduate Enrollment: 9,516 Military Enrollment: 742 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Eastern Florida State College Cocoa, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 17,587 Military Enrollment: 800 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Delta State University
Dartmouth College Hanover, N.H. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 4,200 Graduate Enrollment: 2,000 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Cleveland, Miss. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2.464 Graduate Enrollment: 906 Military Enrollment: 76 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,970 Graduate Enrollment: 3,934 Military Enrollment: 325 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,904 Military Enrollment: 100 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
DePaul University
Darton State College Albany, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,400 Military Enrollment: 250 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Chicago, Ill. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,420 Graduate Enrollment: 7,994 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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East Central University Ada, Okla. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,319 Graduate Enrollment: 843 Military Enrollment: 162 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Ill. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,347 Graduate Enrollment: 1,428 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
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Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Ky. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,935 Graduate Enrollment: 2,278 Military Enrollment: 1,296 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Eastern Oregon University La Grande, Ore. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,754 Graduate Enrollment: 403 Military Enrollment: 230 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Military Culture
Financial ASSISTANCE
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General Support
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El Centro College
Virginia Beach, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.ecpi.edu/military
Dallas, Texas On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,000 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Contact: Bob Larned Executive Director of Military Education rlarned@mil.ecpi.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 13,553 Graduate Enrollment: 69 Military Enrollment: 4,347 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, Fla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 4,679 Graduate Enrollment: 600 Military Enrollment: 656 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 35,123 Military Enrollment: 3,412 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Prescott, Ariz. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,813 Graduate Enrollment: 42 Military Enrollment: 223 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, N.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,828 Military Enrollment: 100
Eastern Shore Community College Melfa, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 857 Military Enrollment: 104 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Ecotech Institute
Edgewood College Madison, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,998 Graduate Enrollment: 782 Military Enrollment: 154 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Denver, Colo. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 476 Military Enrollment: 107 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,864 Graduate Enrollment: 1,234 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Daytona Beach, Fla. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,412 Graduate Enrollment: 4,999 Military Enrollment: 11,572 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Everglades University Boca Raton, Fla. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 953 Graduate Enrollment: 74 Military Enrollment: 52 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Excel Learning Centers, Texas Emmanuel College Franklin Springs, Ga. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 806 Military Enrollment: 15 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Austin, El Paso, San Antonio, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 242 Military Enrollment: 65 Degree Types: Certificates
General Support
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Faulkner State Community College
Florida Institute of Technology
Bay Minette, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,469 Military Enrollment: 182 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Melbourne, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,723 Graduate Enrollment: 2,387 Military Enrollment: 886 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, N.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 24,779 Military Enrollment: 2,538 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Florida National University Hialeah, Fla. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 4,652 Graduate Enrollment: 62 Military Enrollment: 72 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Excelsior College
Emory & Henry College Emory, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 910 Graduate Enrollment: 35 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Erie Community College
Albany, N.Y. Online only www.excelsior.edu/military
Contact: Kate Looney Director, Veteran’s Center klooney@excelsior.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 34,247 Graduate Enrollment: 2,093 Military Enrollment: 16,459 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Ferris State University Big Rapids, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,862 Graduate Enrollment: 1,235 Military Enrollment: 591 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Tallahassee, Fla. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,955 Graduate Enrollment: 1,779 Military Enrollment: 70 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Fairmont State University Tampa, Fla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,300 Military Enrollment: 136 Degree Types: Certificates
New York, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,345 Graduate Enrollment: 6,752 Military Enrollment: 370 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Florida A&M University
Buffalo, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 12,500 Military Enrollment: 1,224 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Erwin Technical Center
Fordham University
Fairmont, W. Va. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,955 Graduate Enrollment: 274 Military Enrollment: 400 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Fort Hays State University Hays, Kan. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 11,433 Graduate Enrollment: 2,008 Military Enrollment: 986 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Fla. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 22,906 Graduate Enrollment: 4,184 Military Enrollment: 500 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Franklin University Columbus, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,739 Graduate Enrollment: 1,407 Military Enrollment: 502 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,800 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Military Culture
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Flexibility
General Support
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Gardner-Webb University
George Mason University
Georgia Highlands College
Boiling Springs, N.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,600 Graduate Enrollment: 2,100 Military Enrollment: 100 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Fairfax, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 21,324 Graduate Enrollment: 9,902 Military Enrollment: 2,500 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Cartersville, Ga. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,720 Military Enrollment: 221 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Gateway Community and Technical College
Georgia Gwinnett College
Edgewood, Ky. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,500 Military Enrollment: 210 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Lawrenceville, Ga. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 9,719 Military Enrollment: 253 Degree Types: Bachelor’s
Georgia Military College Augusta, Columbus, Fairburn, Madison, Milledgeville, Online, Sandersville, Stone Mountain, Warner Robins and Valdosta, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,969 Military Enrollment: 1,847 Degree Types: Associate
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Georgia Perimeter College
Glendale Community College
Golf Academy of America
Decatur, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 21,123 Military Enrollment: 1,036 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Glendale, Ariz. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 25,477 Military Enrollment: 1,282 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
San Diego, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 917 Military Enrollment: 238 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Georgia Regents University
Global University
Augusta, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,654 Graduate Enrollment: 3,486 Military Enrollment: 850 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Springfield, Mo. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 5,447 Graduate Enrollment: 306 Military Enrollment: 37 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 17,904 Graduate Enrollment: 2,613 Military Enrollment: 830 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Woodbury, Minn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,249 Graduate Enrollment: 279 Military Enrollment: 818 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Granite State College Concord, N.H. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,803 Graduate Enrollment: 491 Military Enrollment: 285 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Goodwin College East Hartford, Conn. Hybrid
Grand Valley State University Globe University
on-campus support
Allendale, Mich. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 21,235 Graduate Enrollment: 3,242 Military Enrollment: 601 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Grantham University Lenexa, Kan. Online only www.grantham.edu/mae
Contact: admissions@grantham.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 16,989 Graduate Enrollment: 2,540 Military Enrollment: 9,542 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Green Mountain College
Hawai’i Pacific University
Heidelberg University
Poultney, Vt. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 577 Graduate Enrollment: 250 Military Enrollment: 22 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Honolulu, Hawai’i Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.hpu.edu/military
Tiffin, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,100 Graduate Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 15 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Harrison Middleton University Tempe, Ariz. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 10 Graduate Enrollment: 39 Military Enrollment: 3 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Contact: Jason Morgan Director of Recruiting and Retention jmorgan@hpu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,177 Graduate Enrollment: 1,105 Military Enrollment: 5,194 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Henley-Putnam University Santa Clara, Calif. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 492 Graduate Enrollment: 380 Military Enrollment: 580 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Hope International University Fullerton, Calif. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 980 Graduate Enrollment: 497 Military Enrollment: 62 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, Ky. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,820 Military Enrollment: 1,528 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Hinds Community College Raymond, Miss. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,000 Military Enrollment: 1,821 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Howard Community College Columbia, Md. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 10,223 Military Enrollment: 412 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Waterloo, Iowa Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,200 Military Enrollment: 320 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Howard Payne University Brownwood, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,206 Graduate Enrollment: 208 Military Enrollment: 50 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Humboldt State University Arcata, Calif. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,753 Graduate Enrollment: 540 Military Enrollment: 423 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Flexibility
General Support
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Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg
Indiana University Bloomington
Schaumburg, Ill. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,568 Military Enrollment: 31 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Bloomington, Ind. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 36,862 Graduate Enrollment: 9,955 Military Enrollment: 1,062 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Illinois Institute of Art, Tinley Park Tinley Park, Ill. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 379 Military Enrollment: 6 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pa. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 12,471 Graduate Enrollment: 2,257 Military Enrollment: 506 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
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Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 28,893 Graduate Enrollment: 4,950 Military Enrollment: 709 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
ITT Technical Institute Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 60,230 Graduate Enrollment: 4 Military Enrollment: 4,894 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Illinois State University
Huntington College of Health Sciences Knoxville, Tenn. Online only Military Enrollment: 25 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Normal, Ill. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 17,648 Graduate Enrollment: 2,276 Military Enrollment: 514 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Indian River State College Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,648 Graduate Enrollment: 2,498 Military Enrollment: 607 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Fort Pierce, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 27,458 Military Enrollment: 640 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Chicago, Ill. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,187 Military Enrollment: 87 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Ind. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,766 Graduate Enrollment: 4,193 Military Enrollment: 699 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Indianapolis, Ind. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 131,950 Military Enrollment: 4,952 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Jackson State Community College
Inver HIlls Community College
Jackson, Tenn. On-campus only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,525 Military Enrollment: 442 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Indiana Tech
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Fort Wayne, Ind. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,810 Graduate Enrollment: 569 Military Enrollment: 379 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
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Jackson State University Jackson, Miss. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,902 Graduate Enrollment: 2,232 Military Enrollment: 325 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
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Jacksonville State University
Jefferson Community College
John Tyler Community College
Jones International University
Jacksonville, Ala. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,588 Graduate Enrollment: 1,105 Military Enrollment: 690 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Watertown, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,921 Graduate Enrollment: 725 Military Enrollment: 3,158 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Chester, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,093 Military Enrollment: 1,196 Degree Types: Associate
Centennial, Colo. Online only www.jiumilitary.com
Jamestown Community College Jamestown, N.Y. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,035 Military Enrollment: 327 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Jefferson Davis Community College Brewton, Ala. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,205 Military Enrollment: 74 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Contact: admissions@jiu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,827 Graduate Enrollment: 1,667 Military Enrollment: 989 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, Mich. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,000 Military Enrollment: 600 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Kansas State University Global Campus Manhattan, Kan. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.global.k-state.edu
Contact: Rachel Schafer Academic Advisor rschafer@k-state.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 19,900 Graduate Enrollment: 4,000 Military Enrollment: 1,200 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Financial ASSISTANCE
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Kaplan University Chicago, Ill. Online only www.military.kaplan.edu
Contact: Chris Lowry Director of Admissions - Military Affairs clowry@kaplan.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 30,778 Graduate Enrollment: 5,061 Military Enrollment: 7,932 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
General Support
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Kirkwood Community College
on-campus support
Lamar University
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,763 Military Enrollment: 507 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Beaumont, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 17,721 Graduate Enrollment: 9,752 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Lansing Community College
Kutztown, Pa. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 8,815 Graduate Enrollment: 698 Military Enrollment: 183 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Lansing, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 25,137 Military Enrollment: 723 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Keiser University Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,701 Graduate Enrollment: 979 Military Enrollment: 2,510 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Lackawanna College Scranton, Pa. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,500 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,033 Graduate Enrollment: 969 Military Enrollment: 68 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Kaplan University Omaha Omaha, Neb. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 155 Graduate Enrollment: 24 Military Enrollment: 16 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Kaplan University, Des Moines Campus Urbandale, Iowa Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 665 Graduate Enrollment: 75 Military Enrollment: 101 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Ga. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 22,684 Graduate Enrollment: 1,920 Military Enrollment: 800 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,588 Graduate Enrollment: 74 Military Enrollment: 112 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Le Moyne College Syracuse, N.Y. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,785 Graduate Enrollment: 534 Military Enrollment: 96 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Lakewood College Keystone College La Plume, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,595 Military Enrollment: 50 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
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Cleveland Heights, Ohio Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,372 Military Enrollment: 1,300 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Lee College Baytown, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,727 Military Enrollment: 537 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Lehigh University
Liberty University
Lindsey Wilson College
Lipscomb University
Bethlehem, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,931 Graduate Enrollment: 2,165 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Lynchburg, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 58,679 Graduate Enrollment: 39,841 Military Enrollment: 25,772 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Columbia, Ky. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,200 Graduate Enrollment: 444 Military Enrollment: 85 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Nashville, Tenn. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,890 Graduate Enrollment: 1,690 Military Enrollment: 202 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Lindenwood University
The Los Angeles Film School
Lubbock Christian University
Hollywood, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,966 Military Enrollment: 385 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Lubbock, Texas On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,792 Graduate Enrollment: 709 Military Enrollment: 83 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Lewis University Romeoville, Ill. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,613 Graduate Enrollment: 1,912 Military Enrollment: 550 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Belleville, Ill. Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
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MacMurray College Jacksonville, Ill. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 535 Military Enrollment: 25 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
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General Support
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Marshalltown Community College
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Mercy College
Marshalltown, Iowa Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,923 Military Enrollment: 29 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Wellesley Hills, Mass. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,400 Military Enrollment: 150 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,294 Graduate Enrollment: 4,331 Military Enrollment: 353 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Maryland Institute College of Art
Mayville State University
Methodist University
Baltimore, Md. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,778 Graduate Enrollment: 342 Military Enrollment: 8 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Mayville, N.D. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1052 Graduate Enrollment: 29 Military Enrollment: 36 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Madonna University Livonia, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,381 Graduate Enrollment: 1,128 Military Enrollment: 101 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Fayetteville, N.C. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,369 Graduate Enrollment: 400 Military Enrollment: 503 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Manchester University North Manchester, Ind. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,199 Graduate Enrollment: 15 Military Enrollment: 10 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, Pa. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,717 Graduate Enrollment: 253 Military Enrollment: 136 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Marian University Fond du Lac, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,688 Graduate Enrollment: 500 Military Enrollment: 56 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Marymount University Arlington, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,395 Graduate Enrollment: 1,091 Military Enrollment: 200 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
McMurry University Abilene, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,291 Graduate Enrollment: 4 Military Enrollment: 320 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, Minn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,387 Graduate Enrollment: 1,293 Military Enrollment: 637 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Medaille College Maryville University St. Louis, Mo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,829 Graduate Enrollment: 2,204 Military Enrollment: 42 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Marywood University Scranton, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 459 Graduate Enrollment: 359 Military Enrollment: 100 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Buffalo, N.Y. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,727 Graduate Enrollment: 663 Military Enrollment: 35 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 22,316 Graduate Enrollment: 459 Military Enrollment: 1,042 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Mercer County Community College West Windsor, N.J. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,501 Military Enrollment: 151 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Miami International University of Art & Design Miami, Fla. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,763 Graduate Enrollment: 64 Military Enrollment: 70 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Michigan State University East Lansing, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 37,988 Graduate Enrollment: 11,355 Military Enrollment: 495 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Military Culture
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West Memphis, Ark. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,187 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Middlesex County College
Mississippi State University
Monroe Community College
Edison, N.J. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 18,516 Military Enrollment: 276 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Mississippi State, Miss. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,399 Graduate Enrollment: 3,762 Military Enrollment: 2,137 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Rochester, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,458 Military Enrollment: 1,110 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,459 Graduate Enrollment: 199 Military Enrollment: 96 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Mo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,146 Graduate Enrollment: 1,984 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Minnesota School of Business Mid-South Community College
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Richfield, Minn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,438 Graduate Enrollment: 114 Military Enrollment: 730 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Mitchell Technical Institute Mitchell, S.D. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,227 Military Enrollment: 69 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Montana State University Bozeman, Mont. Hybrid www.montana.edu/veteran
Contact: Brenda York Director of Veteran Affairs byork@montana.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 15,100 Graduate Enrollment: 2,500 Military Enrollment: 569 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Monterey Institute of International Studies Middlesex Community College Lowell, Mass. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.middlesex.mass.edu
Contact: Maryanne M. Mungovan Director of Multicultural and Veterans Affairs mungovanm@middlesex.mass.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 9,702 Military Enrollment: 438 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Misericordia University Dallas, Pa. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,417 Graduate Enrollment: 694 Military Enrollment: 58 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Monmouth University West Long Branch, N.J. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,607 Graduate Enrollment: 1,709 Military Enrollment: 102 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Monterey, Calif. On-campus only Graduate Enrollment: 750 Military Enrollment: 61 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Montgomery County Community College Mississippi College Clinton, Miss. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,100 Graduate Enrollment: 1,501 Military Enrollment: 210 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Blue Bell, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 692 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Moravian College
Morgan State University
Mountain View College
Bethlehem, Pa. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,585 Graduate Enrollment: 164 Military Enrollment: 19 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Baltimore, Md. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,252 Graduate Enrollment: 1,294 Military Enrollment: 218 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Dallas, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,974 Graduate Enrollment: 1,073 Military Enrollment: 257 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Morehead State University
Motlow State Community College
Morehead, Ky. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,076 Graduate Enrollment: 1,282 Military Enrollment: 267 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Lynchburg, Tenn. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,909 Graduate Enrollment: 568 Military Enrollment: 150 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Nash Community College Rocky Mount, N.C. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,787 Military Enrollment: 172 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Nazareth College of Rochester Rochester, N.Y. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,010 Graduate Enrollment: 1,247 Military Enrollment: 105 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Nebraska Methodist College Omaha, Neb. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 887 Graduate Enrollment: 221 Military Enrollment: 52 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
National American University
San Diego, Calif. Hybrid www.nu.edu
Contact: Desiree Butts Executive Director, Military & VA Programs dbutts@nu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 16,000 Graduate Enrollment: 13,786 Military Enrollment: 8,687 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Aston, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,080 Graduate Enrollment: 383 Military Enrollment: 60 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
New England College Henniker, N.H. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,607 Graduate Enrollment: 796 Military Enrollment: 70 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
New England College of Business Boston, Mass. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 940 Graduate Enrollment: 205 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Rapid City, S.D. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 33,324 Graduate Enrollment: 1,070 Military Enrollment: 3,240 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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New England Institute of Art
New Mexico State University
Niagara County Community College
Northeast Iowa Community College
Brookline, Mass. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,213 Military Enrollment: 31 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Las Cruces, N.M. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,582 Graduate Enrollment: 3,183 Military Enrollment: 950 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Sanborn, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,648 Military Enrollment: 201 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Calmar, Iowa Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,201 Military Enrollment: 75-80 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
New Jersey City University Jersey City, N.J. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,438 Graduate Enrollment: 2,005 Military Enrollment: 204 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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New York Film Academy Burbank, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 538 Graduate Enrollment: 422 Military Enrollment: 220 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, N.D. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,168 Military Enrollment: 105 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.nwtc.edu
Contact: Jeremy Galica Veterans’ Advisor jeremy.galica@nwtc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 43,022 Military Enrollment: 500 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies Boston, Mass. Online only, Hybrid www.northeastern.edu/military
Contact: Andy McCarty Director of Veteran and Military Services nuvets@neu.edu Military Enrollment: 297 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Northern Arizona University
Northern State University
Flagstaff, Ariz. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 22,670 Graduate Enrollment: 3,936 Military Enrollment: 642
Aberdeen, S.D. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,500 Graduate Enrollment: 65 Military Enrollment: 75 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Ill. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 15,814 Graduate Enrollment: 5,020 Military Enrollment: 846 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Northern Virginia Community College Fairfax, Va. Hybrid www.nvcc.edu
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Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Ky. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,116 Graduate Enrollment: 2,167 Military Enrollment: 998 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Contact: militaryservices@nvcc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 78,000 Military Enrollment: 11,000 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Northwestern Michigan College
Northern Michigan University
Traverse City, Mich. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,406 Military Enrollment: 392 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Marquette, Mich. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 15,950 Graduate Enrollment: 1,370 Military Enrollment: 544 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Natchitoches, La. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,921 Graduate Enrollment: 1,324 Military Enrollment: 503 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Oberlin College
Old Dominion University
Oberlin, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,911 Military Enrollment: 7 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Norfolk, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,819 Graduate Enrollment: 5,009 Military Enrollment: 6,245 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, Ga. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,666 Military Enrollment: 142 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Olympic College Bremerton, Wash. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,480 Military Enrollment: 2,475 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 44,201 Graduate Enrollment: 13,265 Military Enrollment: 1,841 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Oregon State University Ecampus Corvallis, Ore. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.ecampus.oregonstate.edu
Contact: ecampus@oregonstate.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 21,313 Graduate Enrollment: 3,810 Military Enrollment: 1,897 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Paris Junior College Paris, Texas On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,270 Military Enrollment: 189 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Park University Parkville, Mo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 17,559 Graduate Enrollment: 1,204 Military Enrollment: 12,192 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Palmer College of Chiropractic Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Ore. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,410 Graduate Enrollment: 41 Military Enrollment: 150 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Davenport, Iowa On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 39 Graduate Enrollment: 2,091 Military Enrollment: 79 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Pasadena City College Pasadena, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 25,455 Military Enrollment: 875 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Penn State World Campus University Park, Pa. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 7,680 Graduate Enrollment: 6,134 Military Enrollment: 2,320 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, N.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 951 Graduate Enrollment: 909 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Regent University Virginia Beach, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.regent.edu
Contact: Dave Boisselle Director of Military & Veterans Affairs military@regent.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,902 Graduate Enrollment: 4,552 Military Enrollment: 1,703 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Rockland Community College Suffern, N.Y. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,100 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Roger Williams University Providence, R.I. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 993 Military Enrollment: 538 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
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Saint Leo University Saint Leo, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.saintleo.edu/mae
Contact: Tedd Weiser Interim Director, Veteran Student Services tedd.weiser@saintleo.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 21,230 Graduate Enrollment: 5,849 Military Enrollment: 4,281 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Rio Salado College Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, Va. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,800 Military Enrollment: 699 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Tempe, Ariz. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 62,000 Military Enrollment: 4,300 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, N.J. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 45,960 Graduate Enrollment: 19,552 Military Enrollment: 2,078 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Saint Louis University St. Louis, Mo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,687 Graduate Enrollment: 4,818 Military Enrollment: 310 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Robert Morris University Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, Ark. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 11,938 Military Enrollment: 1,200 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Moon Township, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,291 Graduate Enrollment: 938 Military Enrollment: 250 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Saint Martin’s University Saddleback College Mission Viejo, Calif. On-campus only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Lacey, Wash. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,722 Graduate Enrollment: 412 Military Enrollment: 744 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Rochester Institute of Technology Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, Mass. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,583 Military Enrollment: 305 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Rochester, N.Y. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 15,410 Graduate Enrollment: 2,882 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Saint Xavier University Chicago, Ill. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,920 Graduate Enrollment: 1,100 Military Enrollment: 123 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Salem State University
San Diego City College
Salem, Mass. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,000 Graduate Enrollment: 3,000 Military Enrollment: 350 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
San Diego, Calif. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,487 Military Enrollment: 1,439 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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San Diego State University San Diego, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 27,087 Graduate Enrollment: 4,812 Military Enrollment: 3,288 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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South University Savannah, Ga. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 12,000 Graduate Enrollment: 2,500 Military Enrollment: 2,530 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
San Diego Mesa College San Diego, Calif. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 33,877 Military Enrollment: 4,336 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, Utah On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 45,763 Military Enrollment: 1,311 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Southern Arkansas University
Savannah, Ga. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,332 Graduate Enrollment: 333 Military Enrollment: 380 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Magnolia, Ark. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,618 Graduate Enrollment: 898 Military Enrollment: 100 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Shelton State Community College
Southern California Institute of Technology
Tuscaloosa, Ala. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 5,070 Graduate Enrollment: 500 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Anaheim, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 450 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Siena Heights University Adrian, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,424 Graduate Enrollment: 260 Military Enrollment: 221 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
South Georgia State College
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Douglas, Ga. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2572 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s
Carbondale, Ill. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,351 Graduate Enrollment: 4,613 Military Enrollment: 1,204 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 11,229 Graduate Enrollment: 2,621 Military Enrollment: 578 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
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St. Cloud State University
St. Joseph’s College, New York
Opelika, Ala. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,805 Military Enrollment: 370 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Memphis, Tenn. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 20,378 Military Enrollment: 879 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
St. Cloud, Minn. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,641 Graduate Enrollment: 1,604 Military Enrollment: 778 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Patchogue, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,529 Graduate Enrollment: 825 Military Enrollment: 429 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Southwest Georgia Technical College
Southwestern College, Professional Studies
Thomasville, Ga. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,075 Military Enrollment: 87 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Wichita, Kan. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,661 Graduate Enrollment: 1,358 Military Enrollment: 1,255 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
St. John Fisher College
St. Norbert College
Rochester, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,959 Graduate Enrollment: 1,038 Military Enrollment: 88 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
De Pere, Wis. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,174 Graduate Enrollment: 2,225 Military Enrollment: 24 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
St. John’s University
St. Petersburg College
Queens/Staten Island, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 15,773 Graduate Enrollment: 4,956 Military Enrollment: 406 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
St. Petersburg, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 32,352 Military Enrollment: 2,112 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, Miss. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,492 Military Enrollment: 82 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, Ill. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 20,960 Military Enrollment: 2,481 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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St. Thomas University
Stratford University
SUNY, Oswego
Miami Gardens, Fla. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,582 Graduate Enrollment: 7,976 Military Enrollment: 55 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Falls Church, Va. Hybrid www.stratford.edu
Oswego, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,328 Graduate Enrollment: 789 Military Enrollment: 503 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
State University of New York, Canton Canton, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.canton.edu
Contact: Keith A. Evans, Sr Manager Military Outreach kevans@stratford.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 2,162 Graduate Enrollment: 618 Military Enrollment: 486 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
SUNY, Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,368 Military Enrollment: 110 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort, S.C. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,060 Military Enrollment: 357 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tenn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,052 Graduate Enrollment: 1,066 Military Enrollment: 255 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Contact: Patrick Massaro Military & Veteran Student Service Coordinator massarop@canton.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 3,800 Military Enrollment: 137 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
State University of New York, Potsdam Potsdam, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,988 Graduate Enrollment: 298 Military Enrollment: 118 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 20,961 Graduate Enrollment: 3,434 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
SUNY College, Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, N.Y. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,178 Graduate Enrollment: 443 Military Enrollment: 251 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 15,097 Graduate Enrollment: 6,170 Military Enrollment: 309 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Texas A&M International University Laredo, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 12,604 Graduate Enrollment: 1,656 Military Enrollment: 206 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
SUNY, Empire State College Sartoga Springs, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.esc.edu/military
Contact: Desiree Drindak Military Academic Development Coordinator desiree.drindak@esc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 13,606 Graduate Enrollment: 1,299 Military Enrollment: 1,337 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Tacoma Community College Tacoma, Wash. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,118 Graduate Enrollment: 6,118 Military Enrollment: 1,995 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 42,029 Graduate Enrollment: 11,509 Military Enrollment: 2,401 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,509 Military Enrollment: 485 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Trident Technical College
San Antonio, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,500 Graduate Enrollment: 1,200 Military Enrollment: 540 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Trenton, N.J. Online only www.tesc.edu
Los Alamitos, Calif. Online only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Charleston, S.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 17,489 Military Enrollment: 1,971 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Texas State Technical College, West Texas Sweetwater, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,294 Military Enrollment: 225 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Contact: Louis Martini Associate Vice President, Office of Military and Veteran Education lmartini@tesc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 20,143 Graduate Enrollment: 1,352 Military Enrollment: 7,429 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Towson University Towson, Md. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 18,779 Graduate Enrollment: 3,720 Military Enrollment: 500 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Trident University Cypress, Calif. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 5,558 Graduate Enrollment: 4,556 Military Enrollment: 9,026 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Thomas More College Texas State University San Marcos, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 31,005 Graduate Enrollment: 4,541 Military Enrollment: 2,318 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Crestview Hills, Ky. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,913 Graduate Enrollment: 142 Military Enrollment: 10 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Tidewater Community College Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 27,044 Graduate Enrollment: 5,427 Military Enrollment: 1,742 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Norfolk, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 42,440 Military Enrollment: 14,343 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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Norfolk, Va. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 258 Degree Types: Certificates
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Fort Worth, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,240 Graduate Enrollment: 1,029 Military Enrollment: 134 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
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Angola, Ind. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,943 Graduate Enrollment: 5 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Troy, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.troy.edu
Contact: Dave Barron Asociate Vice Chancellor for Military Affairs wdbarron@troy.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 16,860 Graduate Enrollment: 4,334 Military Enrollment: 4,738 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Warren, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 241 Graduate Enrollment: 26 Military Enrollment: 3 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Tampa, Fla. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,740 Military Enrollment: 559 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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New Orleans, La. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,352 Graduate Enrollment: 5,110 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Roseburg, Ore. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,967 Military Enrollment: 95 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
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United States Sports Academy
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
University of California, Los Angeles
Daphne, Ala. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 323 Graduate Enrollment: 301 Military Enrollment: 107 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Fairbanks, Alaska Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,007 Graduate Enrollment: 1,207 Military Enrollment: 1,137 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Fort Smith, Ark. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,158 Military Enrollment: 473 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Los Angeles, Calif. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 28,674 Graduate Enrollment: 12,121 Military Enrollment: 650 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
University of Arizona
University of California, Davis Graduate School of Management
University of Central Missouri
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 29,443 Graduate Enrollment: 4,851 Military Enrollment: 2,569 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Tucson, Ariz. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 31,670 Graduate Enrollment: 7,443 Military Enrollment: 1,300 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Davis, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 139 Graduate Enrollment: 558 Military Enrollment: 19 Degree Types: Master’s
Warrensburg, Mo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 11,704 Graduate Enrollment: 3,686 Military Enrollment: 1,150 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of Charleston Charleston, W. Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,295 Graduate Enrollment: 542 Military Enrollment: 275 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Financial ASSISTANCE
Flexibility
Boulder, Colo. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 22,500 Graduate Enrollment: 4,500 Military Enrollment: 800 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
online Support
University of Evansville
University of Kentucky
Evansville, Ind. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,373 Graduate Enrollment: 153 Military Enrollment: 57 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Lexington, Ky. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 21,495 Graduate Enrollment: 6,994 Military Enrollment: 675 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Findlay University of Colorado
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Findlay, Ohio Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 2,800 Graduate Enrollment: 1,200 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Louisville Louisville, Ky. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,151 Graduate Enrollment: 6,368 Military Enrollment: 1,077 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
on-campus support
University of Maryland, University College Adelphi, Md. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid http://military.umuc.edu
Contact: Chris Tipton Director, Veterans Initiatives and Outreach chris.tipton@umuc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 57,611 Graduate Enrollment: 16,987 Military Enrollment: 44,326 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of Georgia University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colo. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,051 Graduate Enrollment: 1,967 Military Enrollment: 1,249 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Athens, Ga. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 26,278 Graduate Enrollment: 8,258 Military Enrollment: 398
University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, Maine Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,990 Military Enrollment: 588 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
University of maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business College Park, Md. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.rhsmith.umd.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
University of Connecticut Storrs, Conn. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 22,595 Graduate Enrollment: 7,879 Military Enrollment: 900 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Champaign, Ill. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 32,281 Graduate Enrollment: 12,239 Military Enrollment: 411 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Kansas
University of Denver Denver, Colo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Lawrence, Kan. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,217 Graduate Enrollment: 7,751 Military Enrollment: 667 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of Management and Technology Arlington, Va. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 6,121 Graduate Enrollment: 2,569 Military Enrollment: 4,325 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Contact: Richard J. Campbell, MBA Director of Military and Veteran Affairs rcampbell@rhsmith.umd.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 26,658 Graduate Enrollment: 10,710 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, Mass. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 21,672 Graduate Enrollment: 6,384 Military Enrollment: 450 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Dartmouth, Mass. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,600 Graduate Enrollment: 1,600 Military Enrollment: 150 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Financial ASSISTANCE
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Lowell, Mass. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,804 Graduate Enrollment: 4,198 Military Enrollment: 1,450 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Minneapolis, Minn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 28,540 Graduate Enrollment: 16,162 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Kearney, Neb. Hybrid www.unk.edu
Omaha, Neb. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.military.unomaha.edu
Mobile, Ala. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,481 Graduate Enrollment: 129 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Missoula, Mont. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 12,260 Graduate Enrollment: 2,265 Military Enrollment: 715 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Flint, Mich. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,143 Graduate Enrollment: 1,412 Military Enrollment: 243 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Omaha, Neb. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.unmc.edu
Contact: Channing Bunch Director, Recruitment and Student Engagement channing.bunch@unmc.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 835 Graduate Enrollment: 2,372 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Minnesota, Carlson MBA Program Minneapolis, Minn. On-campus only Graduate Enrollment: 1,541 Military Enrollment: 50 Degree Types: Master’s
Contact: Mary Sommers Veteran’s Certifying Official sommersm@unk.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,933 Graduate Enrollment: 1,967 Military Enrollment: 278 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Contact: Leah Meyer Veterans Coordinator lsmeyer@unomaha.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,335 Graduate Enrollment: 2,892 Military Enrollment: 1,167 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Ann Arbor, Mich. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 28,283 Graduate Enrollment: 15,427 Military Enrollment: 349 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
University of Michigan, Flint
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University of Nebraska, Kearney
University of Montana
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Mobile University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, Neb. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.online.unl.edu
Contact: Robert Mathiasen Assistant Director of Recruitment/ Academic Adviser rmathiasen1@unl.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 37,316 Graduate Enrollment: 9,075 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 23,099 Graduate Enrollment: 4,759 Military Enrollment: 1,357 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nev. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 30,503 Graduate Enrollment: 6,030 Military Enrollment: 516 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of New Haven West Haven, Conn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,864 Graduate Enrollment: 1,213 Military Enrollment: 208 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of New Mexico
University of North Dakota
University of Northern Iowa
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Albuquerque, N.M. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 20,852 Graduate Enrollment: 4,445 Military Enrollment: 1,275
Grand Forks, N.D. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,734 Graduate Enrollment: 2,759 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Cedar Falls, Iowa Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,380 Graduate Enrollment: 1,779 Military Enrollment: 279 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Chickasha, Okla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,751 Military Enrollment: 30 Degree Types: Bachelor’s
University of North Alabama Florence, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,971 Graduate Enrollment: 928 Military Enrollment: 203 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
University of North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,527 Graduate Enrollment: 1,731 Military Enrollment: 1,100 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of South Carolina, Aiken University of Oklahoma, Advanced Programs Norman, Okla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 18,931 Graduate Enrollment: 9,110 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of South Dakota
University of North Carolina, Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,640 Graduate Enrollment: 2,666 Military Enrollment: 479 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of North Carolina, Pembroke Pembroke, N.C. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,429 Graduate Enrollment: 793 Military Enrollment: 865 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
University of North Carolina, Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 11,571 Graduate Enrollment: 1,350 Military Enrollment: 796 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Aiken, S.C. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 3,462 Graduate Enrollment: 256 Military Enrollment: 176 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
University of North Georgia Oakwood, Ga. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 15,455 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of North Texas Denton, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 28,911 Graduate Enrollment: 6,867 Military Enrollment: 2,500 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Rochester Rochester, N.Y. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 6,177 Graduate Enrollment: 4,843 Military Enrollment: 56 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of San Diego
Vermillion, S.D. Hybrid www.usd.edu/cde
Contact: veterans@usd.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 7,633 Graduate Enrollment: 2,602 Military Enrollment: 651 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
San Diego, Calif. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 5,665 Graduate Enrollment: 2,656 Military Enrollment: 504 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Southern California
University of San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,308 Graduate Enrollment: 3,695 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Los Angeles, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 18,445 Graduate Enrollment: 22,923 Military Enrollment: 882 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of Southern Maine Portland, Maine Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,098 Graduate Enrollment: 1,825 Military Enrollment: 386 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. On-campus only, Hybrid www.usm.edu/military-veterans
Contact: Maj. Gen. Jeff Hammond (U.S. Army Ret.) Director, Military and Veterans Student Affairs jeff.hammond@usm.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 12,475 Graduate Enrollment: 2,774 Military Enrollment: 722 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of St. Francis Joliet, Ill. Online only, On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,780 Graduate Enrollment: 2,076 Military Enrollment: 69 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Tampa Tampa, Fla. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 6,499 Graduate Enrollment: 761 Military Enrollment: 307 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
General Support
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University of Texas, Brownsville
University of Texas, Permian Basin
Brownsville, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7362 Graduate Enrollment: 1065 Military Enrollment: 1,088 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Odessa, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.utpb.edu
University of Texas, Dallas Richardson, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 13,049 Graduate Enrollment: 8,144 Military Enrollment: 541 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Contact: Teresa Sotelo Veteran Services Program Coordinator sotelo_t@utpb.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 4,200 Graduate Enrollment: 900 Military Enrollment: 88 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
University of Texas, San Antonio University of Tennessee, Martin Martin, Tenn. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,025 Graduate Enrollment: 398 Military Enrollment: 211 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
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University of Texas, El Paso El Paso, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 21,978 Graduate Enrollment: 3,979 Military Enrollment: 2,038 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
San Antonio, Texas On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 27,120 Graduate Enrollment: 4,981 Military Enrollment: 2,893 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.military.uiw.edu
Military Culture
Financial ASSISTANCE
University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 16,192 Graduate Enrollment: 4,590 Military Enrollment: 500 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Flexibility
General Support
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University of West Florida
University of Wisconsin Colleges
Pensacola, Fla. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid www.uwf.edu/go/military
Madison, Wis. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 12,980 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates
Contact: Marc Churchwell Director, Military & Veterans Resource Center mchurchwell@uwf.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 10,158 Graduate Enrollment: 2,430 Military Enrollment: 2,450 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Contact: Vivian Padilla Admissions Counselor eapadmission@uiwtx.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 6,420 Graduate Enrollment: 1,207 Military Enrollment: 2,070 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
online Support
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wis. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,923 Graduate Enrollment: 519 Military Enrollment: 530 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Green Bay, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 6,667 Graduate Enrollment: 223 Military Enrollment: 425 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Stevens Point, Wis. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 9,643 Graduate Enrollment: 351 Military Enrollment: 325 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 23,000 Graduate Enrollment: 4,700 Military Enrollment: 1,200 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Wisconsin, Stout Menomonie, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,180 Graduate Enrollment: 1,106 Military Enrollment: 1,414 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
General Support
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Upper Iowa University
Vanderbilt University
Fayette, Iowa Hybrid www.uiu.edu
Nashville, Tenn. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 6,835 Graduate Enrollment: 5,922 Military Enrollment: 92 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Contact: Wayne Converse Coordinator of Military Programs conversew@uiu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 8,236 Graduate Enrollment: 1,570 Military Enrollment: 1,426 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Oshkosh, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 12,653 Graduate Enrollment: 1,279 Military Enrollment: 730 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Whitewater, Wis. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 9,815 Graduate Enrollment: 1,121 Military Enrollment: 396 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Logan, Utah Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 24,385 Graduate Enrollment: 3,427 Military Enrollment: 550 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Utica College
University of Wisconsin, Platteville Online Platteville, Wis. Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 1,171 Graduate Enrollment: 1,781 Military Enrollment: 530 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, Calif. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,129 Graduate Enrollment: 3,509 Military Enrollment: 782 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Utica, N.Y. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,881 Graduate Enrollment: 1,147 Military Enrollment: 169 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Flushing, N.Y. Hybrid www.vaughn.edu
Contact: David Griffey Director of Admissions david.griffey@vaughn.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 1,725 Graduate Enrollment: 17 Military Enrollment: 178 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
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Virginia College Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Ind. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 3,255 Graduate Enrollment: 1,257 Military Enrollment: 28 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Birmingham, Ala. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,661 Military Enrollment: 786 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Wayne State University
Webster University
Roanoke, Va. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 11,224 Military Enrollment: 931 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Detroit, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 18,602 Graduate Enrollment: 7,216 Military Enrollment: 500 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
St. Louis, Mo. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,879 Graduate Enrollment: 20,343 Military Enrollment: 6,558 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Washington State University
Weatherford College
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Pullman, Wash. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 20,312 Graduate Enrollment: 3,292 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Weatherford, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 10,970 Military Enrollment: 470 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
West Chester, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 15,415 Graduate Enrollment: 842 Military Enrollment: 300 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Plainview, Texas Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 11,843 Graduate Enrollment: 5,076 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Ogden, Utah Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 25,000 Graduate Enrollment: 657 Military Enrollment: 928 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
on-campus support
West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,970 Graduate Enrollment: 1,451 Military Enrollment: 449 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
West Valley College Saratoga, Calif. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,010 Military Enrollment: 100 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Weber State University Wayland Baptist University
online Support
West Virginia University West Hills Community College Lemoore, Calif. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,800 Graduate Enrollment: 405 Military Enrollment: 500 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Morgantown, W. Va. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 25,364 Graduate Enrollment: 5,001 Military Enrollment: 1101 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
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Western Carolina University
Western Michigan University
Westmoreland County Community College
Cullowhee, N.C. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,979 Graduate Enrollment: 1,629 Military Enrollment: 372 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
Kalamazoo, Mich. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 19,198 Graduate Enrollment: 5,096 Military Enrollment: 791 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Youngwood, Pa. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 7,492 Military Enrollment: 150 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Dayton, Ohio On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 13,722 Graduate Enrollment: 3,873 Military Enrollment: 686 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Wichita State University
Wytheville Community College
Western Connecticut State University
Western Technical College
Danbury, Conn. Hybrid www.wcsu.edu
La Crosse, Wis. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,725 Military Enrollment: 941 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Contact: Matthew T. Kuchta Veterans Affairs Coordinator kuchtam@wcsu.edu Undergrad Enrollment: 5,492 Graduate Enrollment: 533 Military Enrollment: 160 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
Western Governors University Salt Lake City, Utah Online only Undergrad Enrollment: 36,855 Graduate Enrollment: 10,818 Military Enrollment: 3,416 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Western Washington University Bellingham, Wash. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 14,285 Graduate Enrollment: 665 Military Enrollment: 350 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Westfield State University Westfield, Mass. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,691 Graduate Enrollment: 679 Military Enrollment: 296 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Western International University Tempe, Ariz. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 1,927 Graduate Enrollment: 781 Military Enrollment: 196 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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Wichita, Kan. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 11,787 Graduate Enrollment: 2,763 Military Enrollment: 435 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
William Carey University Hattiesburg, Miss. Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 2,257 Graduate Enrollment: 1,625 Military Enrollment: 461 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
William Mitchell College of Law Saint Paul, Minn. On-campus only, Hybrid Graduate Enrollment: 809 Military Enrollment: 26 Degree Types: Master’s, Doctoral
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, Ga. Online only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 5,364 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Wright State University
Wytheville, Va. Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,594 Military Enrollment: 241 Degree Types: Associate, Certificates
Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio Online only, On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 4,817 Graduate Enrollment: 2,415 Military Enrollment: 164 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates
York College of Pennsylvania York, Pa. On-campus only Undergrad Enrollment: 4,600 Graduate Enrollment: 300 Military Enrollment: 123 Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral
York College, CUNY Queens, N.Y. On-campus only, Hybrid Undergrad Enrollment: 8,231 Military Enrollment: 136 Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
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APSCU Sues U.S. Department of Education In early November, the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) filed suit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s new gainful employment regulations. The regulations apply to vocational programs, including most of the for-profit sector’s offerings. Non-degree programs at community colleges would also need to comply with the rules, which are set to go into effect in July 2015. Some non-degree programs at four-year nonprofit institutions, both public and private, would also need to comply. According to the Department of Education, the law requires that in order to receive federal student aid, most forprofit programs, regardless of credential level, and most non-degree programs at nonprofit and public institutions, including community colleges, prepare students for “gainful employment in a recognized occupation.” These regulations set the standards for “gainful employment” programs to remain eligible to accept federal student aid grants and loans. The framework of the final regulations has two components: accountability and transparency. The accountability component
distinguishes programs that provide affordable training that leads to well-paying jobs from programs that leave students with poor earnings prospects and high amounts of debt, while the transparency element requires institutions to provide key information for consumers. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said that an estimated 1,400 academic programs that enroll 840,000 students would fail to meet the standards with their current performance. He said that 99 percent of those programs are at for-profit schools. However, APSCU says the gainful employment rule is illegal and arbitrary. “This regulation, and the impact it will have on student access and opportunity, is so unacceptable and in violation of federal law that we were left with no choice but to file suit. If successful, our suit will protect student access and opportunity to higher education at a time when the U.S. Department of Education seems interested in limiting choices for students by closing private-sector programs,” said Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of APSCU. APSCU says the department’s gainful employment regulations prohibit students
enrolled in programs at certain institutions of higher education—primarily privatesector institutions—from receiving federal student aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1985 unless the program satisfies what APSCU says is a biased and arbitrary earnings metric. The debt-to-earnings metric is set at 8 percent, which APSCU says is a level that would disqualify a law degree from George Washington University Law School, a bachelor’s in hospitality administration from Stephen F. Austin State University and a bachelor’s in social work from University of Texas. Further, according to the department’s own data, 43 percent of graduates from public colleges and 56 percent from private non-profit colleges would fail the metric. However, Duncan countered, “Career colleges must be a stepping stone to the middle class. But too many hardworking students find themselves buried in debt with little to show for it. That is simply unacceptable. These regulations are a necessary step to ensure that colleges accepting federal funds protect students, cut costs and improve outcomes. We will continue to take action as needed.”
Scholarships Help Veterans Pursue STEM Careers Raytheon Company and Student Veterans of America awarded three $10,000 scholarships to military veterans studying cybersecurity and engineering, and also opened applications for a new scholarship being offered to Army student veterans. The Raytheon/SVA scholarship, now in its second year, marks the organizations’ shared mission to help veterans succeed in civilian life through the study of science, technology, engineering and math. The new scholarship, called
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the Raytheon Patriot scholarship, will provide $10,000 to three Army student veterans pursuing graduate or undergraduate degrees at accredited universities who demonstrate leadership in their local communities. The Raytheon/SVA scholarship recipients are:
• Megan Freeman, 29, a Navy veteran studying computer science at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas • Edward Thiemann, 34, an Air Force veteran pursuing a Ph.D. in remote sensing at the University of Colorado Boulder.
• Damien Calderon, 26, an Army veteran studying mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin
“We appreciate Raytheon’s ongoing support of our efforts to empower student veterans, and we’ve found three uniquely talented people among a field
of excellent applicants,” said D. Wayne Robinson, president and CEO of Student Veterans of America. “These scholarships will help them build upon the expertise and training they received while serving their country and pursue careers that are successful and rewarding.” Army veterans interested in the Raytheon Patriot scholarship can apply on the Student Veterans of America website. The application process will close February 1, 2015.
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Leading VA in Supporting Servicemembers and Veterans.
Allison A. Hickey Under Secretary for Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Allison Hickey was appointed Under Secretary for Benefits in the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2011. In this position, she leads more than 20,000 employees in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) in the delivery of a wide range of integrated programs of non-medical benefits and services to more than 12 million veterans, servicemembers, their families and survivors. Through a nationwide network of 56 regional offices, special processing centers and VBA headquarters, she directs the administration of seven distinct lines of business: VA’s disability compensation, pension and fiduciary, education, home loan guaranty, vocational rehabilitation and employment, life insurance, and transition assistance programs, with an annual budget of more than $94 billion. Prior to joining VA, Hickey led a human capital management program at Accenture for the intelligence community, including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. She served 27 years in the United States Air Force on active duty, in the Air National Guard and in the Air Force Reserve, retiring with the rank of brigadier general as the director of the Air Force’s Future Total Force office at the Pentagon. Q: What are some of the newer tools VA is offering veterans to help them choose a college that meets their goals and expectations? A: We want veterans to be informed consumers first and GI Bill users second. VA has several tools in place to achieve this goal. In August 2014, VA released an updated version of our GI Bill Comparison Tool packed with new functionality. This new version prepopulates the tuition and fees from the Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and provides a personalized estimate of Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition and fees, monthly housing allowance and book stipend payments to the student. Also available are each school’s graduation rate, student loan default rate and participation in the Yellow Ribbon program, the President’s Principles of Excellence and the Department of Education’s 8 Keys to Veteran Success. The Principles of Excellence and the 8 Keys to Veterans Success are sets of guidelines that schools voluntarily agree to follow in providing support to veterans attending their schools. We released the third edition of our “Choosing the Right School” decision guide, at http://benefits.va.gov/gibill/docs/factsheets/Choosing_a_School.pdf, that provides prospective students www.MAE-kmi.com
with advice on what to look for and what questions to ask when considering their education prospects. This new addition includes updated resources for veterans and information on financing education. Another tool we offer which helps narrow the school search is the CareerScope, offered through the GI Bill website. The CareerScope interest assessment helps potential students determine what careers they may enjoy and be successful doing and what courses or training programs are needed to pursue those careers. VA offers CareerScope at no cost to veterans, servicemembers and their families at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/careerscope.asp. Q: As you look over the maturation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill over the last three years during your tenure as under secretary, what are some of the things you are proud of regarding this benefit? A: With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a “new GI Bill for a new era,” the education benefits VA provided were dramatically expanded to a degree not seen since the World War II-era GI Bill. Instead of a couple thousand dollars per month paid to a student, we began to pay thousands in tuition and fees directly to schools, and thousands to veterans, spouses and children for a monthly housing allowance and a books and supplies stipend. MAE 9.10 | 63
Before 2009, VA only made GI Bill payments directly to students. VA responded immediately to this challenge, and we felt privileged to provide expanded benefits to so many deserving veterans. VA was called upon to develop complex regulations, an allnew payment system that required over 5,000 new business rules and a national advertising campaign to let everyone know about this amazing new benefit, which has already paid out more than $46 billion and counting to more than 1.3 million veterans and their families. I am justifiably proud of our success. We took a benefit that was different than any we had administered before and built a system that presently lets us process more than half of our enrollments via automated means; nearly half our work isn’t touched by a human and is processed entirely by computer. This results in faster and more accurate payment of benefits, and the program continues to improve. VA processed nearly 4.4 million claims last fiscal year, and 48 percent of them were completed in less than five days. For students already known, VA processed these payments on average in 5.9 days—a 39 percent improvement over fiscal year 2013, thanks in part to 84 percent of these cases being automated. For new students just entering school for the first time using Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, the 16.7 day average was a 36 percent improvement over the previous year. We are thrilled our quality assurance program that spot-checks claims decisions shows accuracy approaching 99 percent. I am also proud that VA has established a more holistic approach in helping veterans transition into civilian society. Through adjuncts to the Post-9/11 GI Bill like counseling services, interest aptitude testing and the GI Bill Comparison Tool that lets veterans make informed choices, we are assisting veterans not only in obtaining an education but also with integrating into a fulfilling role in civilian society.
The under secretary for benefits, Allison Hickey, supports job fairs that bring together veterans and potential employers. In addition, these activities ensure veterans are aware of services available to them from VA and other agencies. [Photo courtesy of VA]
Allison Hickey carries the message of VA “claims transformation” to Capitol Hill in testimony updating congressional committees on VA’s progress reducing the backlog of benefits claims. [Photo courtesy of VA]
Q: There have been concerns voiced in recent years about some schools that may not always deliver the experience and support veteran students expected. Now that you’ve had an online complaint system in place through 2014 to date, what have you learned about the concerns of students who have had problems? A: VA’s Post-Secondary Education Complaint System has provided valuable information about the major concerns of our veteran students. For example, students have reported that they are surprised that credits they’ve earned won’t transfer to other schools. VA and the state approving agencies continue to work closely with all schools to ensure that their catalogs provide factual information regarding transfer of credit. We encourage students to utilize VA’s GI Bill Comparison Tool to make sure they are making the best choices for where to attend school. Q: Student Veterans of America’s Million Records Project earlier this year offered insight into completion rates for veterans, 64 | MAE 9.10
announcing that preliminary data showed similarity with other college students and better rates than other non-traditional students. Is VA expecting more insight to completion information in the new year? A: Yes, in a collaborative interagency effort, the Department of Education (ED), VA and the Department of Defense developed a set of outcome measures to capture important information about veterans’ experiences during school, upon completion of a degree or certificate, and post-graduation using existing administrative data. An additional set of outcome measures and, in some cases, data from additional systems were identified for further analysis and exploration. An integrated project team comprised of representatives of VA’s Education Service and Office of Performance Analysis and Integrity has been working to make outcome measure data readily available to the beneficiaries and administrators of education benefits to gauge the effectiveness of current education benefit programs. www.MAE-kmi.com
Q: We often tend to look at the Post-9/11 GI Bill in terms of fouryear colleges, but what are some of the other ways our readers might think about using their benefit? A: The GI Bill isn’t just for traditional four-year colleges; you can also use it to go to a vocational or technical school, or for on-the-job training and apprenticeships. You can train to be a firefighter, a chef, a truck driver and much more. VA has more than 30,000 approved programs that include these kinds of career options. Again, using the GI Bill Comparison Tool, students can type in keywords such as “police officer” and locate programs associated with that career. Q: We sometimes hear about predatory marketing and questions raised about certain for-profit schools. You mentioned the online complaint system and other smart-consumer features already, but who decides whether a school should be on the list for veterans to use benefits there? A: Schools that are approved for VA benefits have gone through an approval process with their associated state approving agencies. Each state has a state approving agency responsible for ensuring that schools meet the criteria for GI Bill approval, including offering quality education and complying with all state and federal laws. Additionally, VA and the state approving agencies conduct compliance surveys at schools to review their enrollment and certification processes. Schools that are not in compliance are subject to suspension and may not be allowed to continue enrolling students who use VA education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Q: If veterans find they are having trouble “fitting in” to campus and are a bit adrift concerning goals for their civilian life and how to use education benefits to pursue them, where can they turn? A: VA offers education and career counseling services, as well as an online aptitude test free of charge for all veterans. We work with school certifying officials and military partners to make this information available to all eligible beneficiaries throughout their military career and after separation. We provide several resources on our website for veterans, as well as school certifying officials, to assist vets in making career decisions and adjustments to civilian life. We also have VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) locations at nearly 100 campuses across the country that provide outreach and transition services to veterans, servicemembers and their qualified dependents through a coordinated delivery of on-campus benefits assistance and counseling. We have partnered with other government agencies as well as veterans service organizations to provide a multi-layered support network for anyone seeking assistance, be it mental health resources, aptitude testing or employment assistance. Q: We see that the website and other materials now display a trademark registration on the GI Bill name. Can you elaborate on that and tell us if VA has enforced its trademark to date?
granted, a trademark to protect the use of the phrase “GI Bill.” As of October 16, 2012, “GI Bill” is officially a registered trademark owned by VA. We are committed to enforcing our trademark, and have researched, drafted and published Terms of Use guidelines for internal and external stakeholders in collaboration with the Department of Justice. VA’s GI Bill outreach development team is responsible for enforcement. Currently, there are four outstanding trademark violations referred to VA’s general counsel for legal action. We were also successful in obtaining the removal of some Facebook pages violating our Terms of Use by purporting an affiliation with VA and promoting the GI Bill. Q: Is there a forum or place for veterans/beneficiaries to come together and ask questions or discuss their experiences with the GI Bill? A: We host an interactive GI Bill Facebook page at www.facebook. com/gibillEducation, where VA employees answer questions about the GI Bill and encourage community discussion among our beneficiaries. We also post breaking announcements and feature stories about veterans using their GI Bill benefits in the real world. Our continuing “success stories” series shares information about those who have used GI Bill benefits—education, home loan and vocational rehabilitation and employment (VR&E)—to successfully transition from military to civilian life. O
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ACMEs and the Military Advisory Councils on Military Education (ACMEs) are becoming an important regional connection for the Voluntary Education community. ACME members usually include base education counselors, ESOs, directors, school representatives and ancillary military support personnel, such as family services and MWR and USO representatives. Each military region is unique in its mission, educational opportunities and operational schedules. There are common concerns among these ACMEs, but like any community, there are different concerns indigenous to each geographic region. DoD cutbacks and the downsizing of the military are creating a real need to answer the dynamic concerns in higher education and the military. The concept of the ACME began in California in 1972 when a group of military base ESOs decided to meet annually and discuss best practices. By 1994, it was clear there was a national interest in what California had done in forming a discussion group to allow those involved in military higher education to be better informed and to best advise military students and their families. Those groups included school representatives so that the voice of the military could be better heard and understood by academia and to allow schools to better adapt to the needs of this community. The birth of CCME made the regional organization into an international forum that meets annually today. However, regional needs cannot always be addressed in detail, nor can regional
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personnel always participate in an annual national conference. Not only have there been profound cutbacks within DoD, but universities and other schools have recently seen these cutbacks affect their own bottom line. They, too, are cutting back overhead expenses and are now looking to the local ACMEs to better support the military higher education community. State organizations such as VA-ACME (Virginia), FL-ACME (Florida), and even COMETS (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas) have seen more growth and interest in recent years. They have reached back out to the ESOs, counselors and local representatives to provide a very low-cost but effective forum to address the rapidly changing needs of the military and veteran community. These ACMEs are interested in making connections that are personal and effective for their military clients. By better understanding the military and inviting military representatives to speak to specific concerns, the local bases are better positioned to handle and advise students. The academic community needs to understand the specific issues faced by military members and their families, as well as how the changes within DoD can be best addressed. Local community colleges and universities are becoming better informed and are now considering the JST/ CCAF college credit and how ACE deliberates on those credit hours. They are stepping up and considering better platforms in teaching the military and veteran community, such as online and hybrid class formats.
By Nora Graves Additionally, these ACMEs often provide much-needed scholarship dollars, especially for family members who may have to sacrifice their own professional and educational opportunities in support of the servicemember. VA-ACME has provided over $83,000 in scholarships in the past eight years. Recipients of these scholarships include active duty members who can use these funds for additional classes not paid for through TA dollars and family members desperate to keep up with ridiculous jumps in college tuition. Every ACME has a common mission to support the military academic and vocational community in a cooperative, informed forum. It is imperative to support and keep these ACMEs viable and accessible to the military academic community. O
Note from Jim Yeonopolus, CCME president: I would like to thank Nora Graves, assistant director, Norfolk region of UMUC, and president of VA-ACME, for her insightful article on the importance of ACMEs.
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Kurt Johnson Director of Military Strategy and Relations Colorado Technical University Q: Please provide a brief overview of your school’s history, mission and curriculum. A: Colorado Technical University (CTU) was established in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1965 to support the educational goals of students from five nearby military bases. Since then, CTU has grown into a network of technologically advanced campuses and online degree programs designed to provide flexible and accessible higher education options. The mission of CTU, an institution of higher learning, is to provide career-oriented education by teaching applied, realworld, industry-current programs to meet the needs of our students for employment and of employers for a well-educated workforce. CTU aims to make college degrees flexible, accessible and rewarding to military students, veterans and their spouses. Q: What is your school’s background in military education? A: CTU has a long-standing reputation for helping servicemembers, veterans and their families achieve their academic goals. With more than 30 percent of the student population made up of military and veteran students and their spouses, CTU has helped thousands of students reach their educational and career goals in dozens of industries, and continues to update curricula and develop degree programs to better serve the military. CTU’s dedicated military department is committed to building relationships on military bases across the country, as well as providing superior service to our students through trained specialists who understand military protocol and procedure. CTU is proud to have been included in Military Advanced Education’s Guide to Colleges & Universities since 2008. Q: What makes your school unique in the benefits and programs you offer to military servicemembers? 68 | MAE 9.10
A: By having a dedicated military team to navigate benefits, financial aid, transfer credit and more, CTU is able to provide guidance and support for the military community, including servicemembers transitioning to civilian life and military spouses. CTU aims to make the decision to go back to school an easy one for all segments of the military community. CTU is a Department of Defense memorandum of understanding participant and offers branch-specific programs, such as the General Education Mobile program for members of the Air Force. Additionally, CTU annually awards the Wounded Warrior Scholarship to 25 wounded servicemembers and 25 spouses of wounded servicemembers in an effort to provide opportunities to those who are either receiving rehabilitation services or are caring for a spouse during recovery. Q: What are some of your most popular programs, and which ones are the most appealing to military students? A: CTU offers more than 100 degree programs and concentrations in business, project management, security studies, health care, information technology, engineering and computer science across associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. One of our most popular degrees is the Master of Business Administration,
which was ranked as a top program globally in 2012. For military students, popular degree programs include our Associate of Science in general studies, Bachelor of Science in business administration, Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and Bachelor of Science in information technology. At the graduate level, CTU’s Master of Science in cybersecurity policy, Master of Science in homeland security and Doctor of Computer Science are also popular among military students. These programs are offered on our ground campuses, online or a combination of both. CTU understands the mobile lifestyle of many military families and, through hybrid learning and online degree programs, offers the flexibility to earn a degree anytime, anywhere. Descriptions of all of CTU’s degree programs and concentrations can be found at coloradotech.edu/degrees. Q: What is your school doing to keep up with growing technologies and opportunities related to distance learning? A: CTU received a 2014 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) award from the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies for its Intellipath adaptive learning technology for implementing exceptionally creative, technology-based solutions to contemporary challenges in higher education. Intellipath does away with the one-size-fits-all approach to education by providing students with their own personalized learning path. Through a series of questions, adaptive learning technology recognizes what you already know, anticipates what you’re ready to learn and enables CTU faculty to optimize learning paths to address any competency gaps. Aside from continuing to utilize Intellipath, CTU regularly updates curricula and develops degree programs to better serve the military. Visit coloradotech.edu/ military or call 1-866-396-1726 to learn more about CTU. O www.MAE-kmi.com
MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO A CIVILIAN CAREER UMUC has what you need to make the most of your military benefits and experience. Our dedicated veterans advising team at University of Maryland University College (UMUC) knows the many decisions you face as separation nears. And they stand ready to help you move from active duty to a successful civilian career—with a respected degree that employers recognize. Contact our advisors to • Learn about applying for VA benefits and find answers to questions about financial aid, admissions, accessibility and career services • Choose from 95 online undergraduate and graduate programs that fit your budget and your life • Find out how your military experience can translate into college credits—and a civilian career path Plus, visit the UMUC Veterans Resource Center at umuc.edu/vrc for helpful links and information on a range of topics related to your transition.
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