From the Marine Corps to college transitioning from the service to higher education
The recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a heavy toll on our military's population. Many returning service members, in preparing to leave the Armed Forces, decide to pursue higher learning. However, education benefits for veterans, while a source of much discussion, also give rise to...
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Lanham, MD
Rowan & Littlefield
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- Getting started
- Which school is best for me?
- Research tools
- What should I look for in a school?
- Admissions process
- Cost and payment resources
- Prior learning credit
- Standardized admissions tests
- Free subject matter study support
- Troops to Teachers (TTT)
- On-the-job training and apprenticeship programs
- Army and Navy credentialing opportunities on-line (COOL)
- VA programs
- Random service member and spousal-based programs and organizations
- Appendix 1: Websites
- Appendix 2: Commonly used acronyms
- Appendix 3: Education center contact information.