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For the nearly 250,000 veterans a year who are expected to make this transition, they run into problems like matching their skills with job descriptions, helping their spouses get jobs and making employers aware of their total value. But there are resources available at the local and national level for veterans it’s a matter of reaching veterans to raise awareness about them.

With jobs ranging from Registered Nurses to chiropractors to health sciences to lab techs, the healthcare industry is booming and has something unique to offer to any veteran no matter their skill set or preferences.

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2018 Guide to Colleges and Universities Now in its eleventh year of publishing the Guide, MAE&T was the first publication to launch a reference tool of this type. Institutions are evaluated in consideration of the current best practices in military education, providing the foundational information a prospective student would use in framing his or her educational needs.

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EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE Student Veterans of America’s Annual National Conference is the nation’s largest gathering of post-9/11 veterans designed to empower tomorrow’s leaders. In early 2018, student veterans will decide how they’re going to shape the future of America and celebrate a decade of SVA impacting higher education!

That’s why the conference theme is...Defining Our Future.

“As we look ahead to our 10th Annual National Conference, and celebrating 10 years of SVA, I’m excited about the opportunity to speak to the amazing success student veterans have Kelly G. Fodel shown in the academic arena for the past decade,” said Jared Editor-in-chief Lyon, SVA’s President and CEO. “I look forward to kicking off 2018 with SVA chapter leaders, alumni, and supporters who empower tomorrow’s leaders, and define the future for student veterans and our nation.”

SVA’s National Conference is a place to bring together student veterans, advocates, thought-leaders, stakeholders, and supporters in higher education in the world. Student veterans, higher education professionals, alumni, and advocates will have the opportunity to learn from more than 2,000 of their peers at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, January 4 – 6, 2018.

You can still register to attend, and why should you? Allow me to give you a few reasons why!

• If you’re a student veteran who’s never heard of SVA, you should come to NatCon2018.

• If you’re an SVA chapter leader or member, you should attend NatCon2018.

• If you’re an employer seeking talent hiding in plain sight, you should attend NatCon2018.

• If you’re a non-profit organization seeking more student veterans for your programs and services, you should go to NatCon2018.

• If you’re looking for the most jam-packed, exciting few days that are just comradery driven, go to NatCon2018!

• NatCon is the largest gathering of student veterans in the country and it happens every year during the first week in January. You’ll leave feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to change the world.

To learn more about #NatCon2018 and how student veterans can fund their travel, visit conference.studentveterans.org.

Many of the best, most military-supportive colleges and universities in the United States have their own SVA chapter. These chapters make a huge difference in the lives of military students. An SVA chapter gives students access to a vast network of peers who have been there.

The sharing of best-practices, resources, and ideas is an invaluable asset to students who join.

SVA chapters also have added leverage and influence when advocating for veterans on campus or in the local community. SVA Chapter membership is free. There are no dues associated with a college veterans group affiliating with Student Veterans of America.

Speaking of schools with military-supportive practices… it’s that time of year again!

This is our annual Guide to Colleges and Universities issue! I can’t believe it’s been eleven years since MAE&T began this effort of identifying the best institutions that support our servicemembers and veterans. Starting on page 11, you’ll find our 2018 list of Top Schools.

These schools participated in our annual survey, and were able to display their best practices in military education.

We thank these schools for their participation and their dedication to our nation’s heroes!

PROGRAM NOTES Saint Leo University Hosts Military Recognition Event Honoring veterans and lending them a hand were the goals of the second Military Recognition Event (MRE), which was held at Saint Leo University in November.

Sponsored by Saint Leo’s Office of Military Affairs and Services, the event featured many services to aid student-veterans and veterans from the surrounding community. CareerSource Pasco Hernando held a Veterans Hiring Fair, which allowed community members, students, and alumni to have their résumés reviewed and meet with business and organizations representatives.

“I’m looking for a career that offers me growth and advancement possibilities,” said Christopher Maher of Wesley Chapel, FL. Maher joined the U.S. Army in 2011, joined the U.S. Air Force in 2014, and now is inactive ready reserve.

In addition to employment opportunities, Saint Leo’s MRE provided opportunities for assistance with housing, education, stress relief, and more.

Jose Caban, Saint Leo’s associate vice president of Facilities Management, led student veterans as well as Saint Leo employees and other students in art therapy.

They painted bright, abstract works on canvases. “I enjoy painting personally,” Caban said, “and sharing it with veterans. You can’t make a mistake. Just paint!”

Dr. Geoffrey Sherman of Body Mechanix Acupuncture and AcuVeterans offered acupuncture for those attending the MRE. The nonprofit AcuVeterans offers acupuncture for veterans and first responders to help them deal with pain as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sherman offers “battlefield acupuncture,” which was developed by the U.S. Air Force, he said.

“I started getting involved [in helping military and first responders] after 9/11,” Sherman said. “I care about making sure veterans get the help they need.”

Furry friends of veterans also made an appearance at Saint Leo’s MRE as representatives of K9 Partners for Patriots and the Pasco County (FL) Sheriff’s Office brought therapy dogs and a K-9 officer-in-training to the event. The mission of K9 Partners for Patriots, based in Brooksville, FL, is to “give veterans and active military a second chance at life by honoring and empowering those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury and Military Sexual Trauma through the experience of training and caring for their own service dog,” according to the nonprofit’s website.

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90/10 Loophole Targeted In November, a group of senators reintroduced the Military and Veterans Education Protection Act, legislation that would close a loophole that allows for-profit schools to avoid having to secure at least 10 percent of their revenue from non-federal sources. SThe bill was sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, along with colleagues Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois; Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut; Patty Murray, D-Washington; and Jon Tester, D-Montana. The bill is supported by The American Legion, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Student Veterans of America, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, and Vietnam Veterans of America A report by Veterans Education Success (VES) highlights the importance of closing the 90/10 loophole in federal law in order to protect student veterans, servicemembers, and taxpayers from predatory schools.

The report finds that, through an oversight, educational benefits provided by the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Defense (DOD) are treated as private dollars and not included with revenue from federal student aid as part of the cap on federal revenue. As proposed by numerous Members of Congress, closing the 90/10 loophole would remove the implicit incentive for aggressive and misleading recruiting of military students, who historically have been targeted by for-profit schools.

Although the Education Department reports annually on for-profit schools’ reliance on federal student aid (Title IV), the extent of these schools’ dependency on military educational benefits has long been a matter of uncertainty. In 2014 and again in 2016, the department estimated the extent of for-profit school dependence on all three major sources of federal revenue: Title IV + VA + DOD educational benefits. The department’s estimates are based on for-profit sector revenue for two time periods—FY 2011-12 and FY-2013-14. The 2014 estimate was leaked and published by Reveal and the 2016 estimate was released by the Education Department in December 2016. Although the results of its 2016 estimate have been widely reported, VES’s analysis focuses on for-profit school revenue trends between the two periods examined by the department.

VES analysis found a growing reliance on VA and DOD dollars as enrollment of Title IV students has declined in recent years.

Veterans Education Success is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the integrity of the GI Bill and other federal educational programs for veterans and servicemembers. For more information, and to read the full VES report, visit www.VeteransEducationSuccess.org

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Veterans of our proud military branches are unified by a strong work ethic and are a valuable resource as they enter into civilian life. But finding them meaningful and sustainable work can be difficult.

At the WorkingNation and Hiring America Town Hall, “Keeping America’s Promise,” at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas ahead of Veteran’s Day, business leaders, veteran outreach experts and a former U.S. Army General discussed with panel moderator Stephanie Sy the solutions helping them transition into their next chapter in life.

“Veterans want to get to work because they are accustomed to having a purpose,” said panelist and Persian Gulf War veteran Jeff Hall of the non-profit organization Disabled Veterans of America.

For the nearly 250,000 veterans a year who are expected to make this transition, they run into problems like matching their skills with job descriptions, helping their spouses get jobs and making employers aware of their total value. But there are resources available at the local and national level for veterans it’s a matter of reaching veterans to raise awareness about them.

Hiring America, which is seen in more than 200 countries via the Armed Forces Network promotes the companies and programs making a difference and co-produced the Town Hall for a future broadcast over the AFN and syndication.

There were 453,000 unemployed veterans in a total population of 20.9 million as of 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each year, around half of all veterans are unemployed for up to 18 months after discharge. And despite the unemployment rate for these workers edging downward in recent years due to the strong economy, there is still more work to be done.

The town hall’s featured panelist, former Army Chief of Staff General George Casey Jr. (Ret.) said that veterans can provide companies the values they are looking for, like their work ethic and leadership skills.

He said that “we can do better as a country,” to get them working again.

Casey highlighted the main pathway veterans have transitioned into new and well-paying careers, the GI Bill, which offers servicemembers the chance to afford a four-year degree. “If you don’t have a degree, go to school take advantage of the GI Bill. One of the significant, but not wellknown impacts of the GI Bill is that 62 percent of the men and women who have used it are first-generation college students,” Casey said.

The retired general also noted that reforms with the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), which offers career assistance to veterans for up to 12 months after discharge and the rise of corporate assistance have helped fill in the employment gaps.

“A major impact came from the private sector, both from non-profits and major companies,” said Casey, “They play a huge role.”

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DAV’s Hall said that his organization is committed to letting disabled veterans know about the different career options available to them through career fairs and an online guide. “Out of 50 career fairs we have sponsored, 30,000 have attended and almost half have been offered employment,” Hall said.

For some veterans, however, college is not a viable option for them to make the leap into a career that requires both hard and soft skills.

“Not everyone wants to go to college, but as they get older, we can help them. That’s why the GI Bill is so important, so they know it doesn’t have an expiration date,” Hall said.

The growing gap in middle-skills jobs is one area where veterans can make a difference. Many of them have the skills necessary to enter blue-collar trades. Connecting these skills and building upon them is what organizations like the Home Builders Institute are doing to assist individuals before they reach the end of their service.

HBI President and CEO John Courson said that his company offers soon-to-be veterans the ability to learn trade skills in construction in an intensive training program located on military bases that gets results.

Servicemembers take on these new skills before they are discharged and are work-ready once they are.

“We are placing 100 percent of our soldiers into the construction industry,” Courson said.

Another company which has a proud tradition of hiring veterans, IBM, is working on many fronts to increase veteran hiring and deploying its information power to assist veterans in their job search. IBM Global Business Solutions Vice President and founder of the Public Service Academy Nicole Gardner said an app is being developed for vets to match their skills with employer demands.

She said that IBM understands how veterans are uniquely skilled at solving problems and her company is looking to add 2,000 more veteran hires.

According to Jason Oliver, Vice President of Talent Acquisition for AT&T, veterans are the “fabric” of its workforce where 14,000 veterans are currently employed. As a founding member of the JP Morgan & Company’s Veterans Jobs Mission, he will be instrumental in helping AT&T source 20,000 more veteran hires by 2020.

Larry Hughes, a Vice President of Franchising Systems for 7-Eleven and a former Army officer, remarked how veterans are bringing their talents in franchising their stores. “The veterans that have joined our team are an extraordinary success. They have a process and a systems orientation that works in our business,” Hughes said.

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“I experienced a roadblock trying to communicate to employers that I had the experience to do the job in HR,” said Terry, “But I took care of soldiers. It didn’t translate because I didn’t have experience in the industry.”

And, according to the Bush Presidential Center Military Service Initiative’s Jeff Cleland, there is a stigma of post-traumatic stress disorder attached by employers to veterans regardless of where they served and their length of service.

“By and large people think that PTSD is larger than it is and that every vet has an issue and this is not the case. PTSD can be managed through treatment. [The issue] has been blown out of proportion,” Cleland said.

Hall added that PTSD is an issue for some veterans, but employers can help veterans cope with these problems with counseling. “PTSD is not uncommon and not something employers should shy away from. [Veterans] have the inherent ability to work under extreme pressure,” Hall said.

Breaking through these barriers is what the Society for Human Resource Management’s Andrew Morton is hoping his organization will do for employers to help them be more open to hiring veterans. He has applied his 21 years of Army service in guiding hiring managers into sourcing a veteran workforce.

“It’s an evolving process. I think it’s been a maturation and appreciation of [veterans’] soft skills and leadership skill,” Morton said. “The

biggest challenge we face as employers is going from ‘veteran-friendly’ to ‘veteran-ready’.”

Gen. Casey said that he is also committed to fighting the stigma of combat stress in the workplace and increasing jobs outreach to encompass the veteran’s spouse, who also needs help in transitioning to life off the military base.

“This transition needs to be approached holistically. It’s not just about the job and veteran, but for his and her spouse,” Casey said.

According to Ruth Hughs of the Texas Workforce Commission, 54,000 veteran spouses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are looking for employment. The TWC is helping them find work as well as integrating recently-discharged servicemembers into the civilian workforce with its Operation Welcome Home initiative. Texas companies which have a workforce that is comprised of 10 percent former military members are recognized by the state through its “We Hire Vets” program.

“If you served in our military, we want to make sure you have a job that gives you pride in your civilian life,” Hughs said.

Veterans should take pride in their service and the experiences and skills they picked up along the way. Gen. Casey said that neither veterans nor employers should ignore what vets can add to a workplace and both should embrace what companies and government can do to help.

“Veterans, don’t sell yourselves short. You already have the skills business leaders are looking for. Don’t be afraid to ask for help,” Casey said. “That may seem odd but servicemembers are trained to be members of the team. You don’t ask for something for yourself, it’s all about the team. Change that.” O

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Careers in healthcare offer ways for veterans to continue a lifestyle of serving their communities.

By Kasey Chisholm, MAE&T Correspondent multiple paths for graduates. An Associate of Applied Science in When choosing to join America’s military, men and women health Sciences is available for students who are looking to enter make a purposeful choice to place themselves at risk for a high the healthcare field in a number of positions such as Army Health calling: service to their countrymen. It seems a logical fit, then, Care Specialists, Navy Hospital Corpsman, Air Force Aerospace that many former servicemen and women seek careers in indusMedical Service Apprentices, respiratory therapists and medical, tries that also have this key element of service when they move on dental and chiropractic assistants. Additionally, AMU offers an from military life. Healthcare, in its many forms, is an appealing Associate, Bachelor of Science, and Master’s Degree (MPH) in path for current and former military members. Anna Zendell, Public Health. The bachelor’s degree specifically focuses on public Senior Faculty Program Director of the School of Health Scihealth science, psychology and sociology, with conences at Excelsior College, explains the connection, centrations in Nutrition and Wellness, Emergency noting, “our military are often first responders in and Disaster Management, Health Informatics, and emergency situations at home or while deployed. public health policies, management, finances and They often have seen a lot and are actively seeking structure. The MPH is accredited by the Council on to make a difference.”

Education for Public Health and prepares graduates As if the service motivations to join the for leadership opportunities. healthcare industry weren’t enough, financially a AMU also offers a Nursing Program, where degree in healthcare is a smart investment. Karen students can select both RN to BSN and MS, with Whitham, Associate Dean, Nursing and Healthcare Nurse Educator and Nurse Leader concentrations.

Programs at American Sentinel University, shared Dr. Brian Freeland, Dean of the School of Health that according to the Bureau of Labor, “EmploySciences at AMU, said, “AMU also partners with ment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow Karen Whitham community colleges to offer a 16-week online didac18 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than tic Military Transition Program in which select the average for all occupations, adding about 2.3 servicemembers may enroll while completing clinimillion new jobs.” cal hours at the community college.” This allows With jobs ranging from Registered Nurses to successful students to transition directly into the chiropractors to health sciences to lab techs, the second year of a nursing program saving time and healthcare industry is booming and has something money. unique to offer to any veteran no matter their skill AMU also offers a Sports and Health Sciences set or preferences. program to prepare students for future careers in the areas of fitness, performance, and health and American Military University wellness. Freeland shared that graduates of AMU’s varied health programs have gone on to careers American Military University offers a number of Brian Freeland such as Epidemiologist, Aid Worker, Analyst or degrees in their School of Health Sciences, offering 6 |

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Transition Trends Researcher, and in Behavioral Health. BS students can work as Research Assistant, Case Manager or Policy and Programming Associate, among other roles. Associate graduates can work as Rehab Assistant, Analyst, Community Health Worker, and Health and Wellness Manager in a variety of settings such as hospitals, governmental agencies, academic institutions, non-profits, and more.

Freeland believes that students who come from a military background can excel in such programs. “Students with a military background excel in taking initiative, strive to achieve desired outcomes, and always remain professional, even in challenging situations,” Freeland said. “Military experience positively impacts student success.”

AMU values its military students and offers a wide variety of supports for them, such as academic advising, mentoring, an online library, and Tutor.com. Home to one of the largest nationwide Chapters of the Student Veterans of America organization, AMU also offers a grant to servicemembers, Guard, Reserve, military spouses and dependents, and veterans, capping tuition at $250 per credit hour for undergraduate and $325 per credit hour for graduate coursework. Military students can also expect to utilize free e-books and textbooks as well as no technology fees as a way of making advancing their education more affordable. Freeland added, “We also offer possible credit for military education and training courses including CCAF, JST, DANTES, and ACE-evaluated training.”

American Sentinel University American Sentinel University is one of the few healthcarefocused institutions in the nation, offering students degree programs in post-licensure nursing and healthcare management. For students who wish to pursue the nursing path offered by American Sentinel, there are a number of program options. “[Options include] RN to Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) including a competency-based program so nurses may complete the program at their own pace; Master of Science Nursing (MSN) with 6 specializations: Nursing Management and Organizational Leadership, Nursing Education, Case Management, Nursing Informatics, Infection Prevention and Control, and Nurse Practitioner (in these states: CO, FL, OH, MN, MT, UT, OK, AR); and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with 4 specializations: Educational Leadership, Executive Leadership, Informatics Leadership and DNP,” Whitham said.

Accreditations for these programs include the RN to BSB and MSN by CCNE, and the DNP by ACEN. For students wishing to pursue the healthcare management track, an MBA Healthcare (Course-based or Project-based), Master of Science Information Systems Management and Master of Science Business Intelligence and Analytics are available. These advanced degrees may allow students to gain greater stability, market appeal, and ultimately improve patient care.

“Graduates of our nursing programs have career paths ranging from clinical nursing, to nurse management and even nursing education,” Whitham said. “Graduates of the healthcare management degrees may manage clinics, become leaders in hospitals or healthcare systems, or specialize in business intelligence.” No matter the specific career path you wish to take, students who graduate from American Sentinel’s programs are well-set to meet with success. In fact, in the 2017 student survey, 98 percent of students said they had achieved their personal goals. www.MAE-kmi.com

American Sentinel is the proud home to 147 military students and 174 military spouses. It offers up to 40 percent off of the regular tuition rate to military students and their families with scholarships, and is 100 percent online, offering the flexibility that servicemembers need.

“American Sentinel University has proudly supported military students since its inception,” Whitham reflected, “We recognize the sacrifices made for our country and we want to make earning a degree as attainable as possible, and help the transition to civilian life.”

Excelsior College Excelsior College offers students three health sciences degrees, two healthcare management degrees, and one public health degree.

In Health Sciences, students can pursue either an Associates or a Bachelor of Science. For students who earn the bachelor’s degree, Zendell notes that graduates will “obtain a solid foundation in health care issues from the individual to systems level; effective communications in the health services industry; contemporary ethical, policy, and regulatory issues in the field; and specialized knowledge in their chosen emphasis” preparing them for work in management, practice, policy, and other areas.

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Degrees in Healthcare wealth of life experiences and strong problem solving skills, which Specialization track. A Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Managethey readily share. . . [and they] consistently manifest a strong sense ment and a Master’s Degree in Health Administration are also of responsibility and accountability.” offered to help students pursue mid-level and upper-level manageMilitary students can expect a great deal of support if they ment, respectively. choose to enroll in Excelsior. Currently, 52 percent of the Excelsior Finally, a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health prepares students student population is made up of active military and veteran stuto entry-level careers in public health, community health, and dents. Excelsior offers the Lt. Col Bryant A. Murray Veterans Center, health education. school-based advisors, and much needed flexibility.

Zendell believes that now is an exciting time to Excelsior understands that servicemen and women enter the field due to recent innovations, however, may face such events as deployments and relocations, it is more critical than ever for organizations to and they are understanding of such needs. Mike hire educated, “talented health professionals to help Lesczinski, Chief Communications Officer for Excelindividuals and organizations sift through all of this sior, explained that “Excelsior College also reviews information and make informed decisions.” each prospective students’ prior military experience Graduates of these varied degree programs are and training to determine which, if any, has been qualified for a number of healthcare careers, includevaluated and approved as college-level equivalent,” ing health technologies, quality assurance, wellsaving veterans time and money as they further their ness coordinator, emergency planning, advocacy, education. and more. Regardless of their particular career, Brian Sayler they “can expect to engage in informed decisionmaking based on best practices and emerging Kaplan University research in their field, as well as current and anticipated health industry regulations,” Zendell said. “They will employ strategies Many are aware that Kaplan University offers a rich, welllearned from our programs to keep themselves up to the minute respected nursing program. However, in addition to the online RN on the federal, state and local landscapes around health care.” to BSN, MSN, DNP and certificate programs, Kaplan also offers Zendell believes that military servicemembers make excellent memstudents interested in the healthcare field 14 other degree pathways bers of the Excelsior learning community, because “they bring a to choose from.

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“The goal of our health care program is to help students learn the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary in pursuing personal and professional goals in health care,” said Brian Sayler, the Executive Director of Kaplan University. Sayler also noted that the time to move into the healthcare field is now, as aging populations increase demand for educated, competent healthcare professionals.

A degree from Kaplan will put students in an ideal position to be the workforce that is needed thanks to the school’s focus on emerging trends in the field and technological innovations.

For example, students can take course in the growing field of telemetry, “which trains students to monitor multiple patients virtually in the same facility or remotely,” Sayler explained. “The sky is the limit to the number of positions a graduate could find themselves in, and could include titles such as administrator, director of business development, executive director, practice manager, vice president, chief nursing officer, director of risk management and director of patient safety to name a few.”

No matter your desired career in the industry, Kaplan has a degree program that can help set you on the path to success.

Kaplan University also recognizes the benefit of military experi-

ence, granting credits based on service. “The average militaryaffiliated graduate was awarded over 30 percent of credit needed for a bachelor’s degree, and over 50 percent for an associate’s degree,” Sayler noted.

In fact, many military enrollees in the healthcare tracks can earn even higher credits due to closely aligning standards and experience. Kaplan has a special program – PME2Degree – that “seeks to evaluate occupations across the military against our required outcomes, to provide as much credit as possible while still meeting all the outcomes needed to earn a Kaplan University diploma,” explained Sayler.

A number of degrees are, in turn, designed with servicemen and women in mind. For example, the Associates of Science in Health Science is designed for military medical personnel as an initial step toward a bachelor’s degree that maximizes military training in exchange for credit hours. It is tailored to match over 48 medical occupations in military branches to begin students at over half the needed credits. “We recognize the rigor and breadth of military training,” explained Sayler. “The combination of service and education sets [veterans] up to successfully transition and serve again.” O

For more information, contact MAE&T Editor Kelly Fodel at kellyf@kmimediagroup.com or search our online archives for related stories at www.mae-kmi.com.

Cory Halvorson History, MA University of Nebraska at Kearney “My today started with a master’s program that allowed me to serve my country and pursue my dream of teaching history. As a child, history books were my stories. I was a fan of non-fiction, not comic books or cartoons. So teaching history and joining the military were two things I wanted.

I needed a credible, online graduate program; a diploma I would be proud to hang on my wall. I found that with the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

I ended up deploying twice while in the program but never had a problem. The University and faculty were incredibly accommodating. This program prepared me for my dream of someday teaching history at a university. This is an online program that will take me places.”

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Today is the day I made my education my mission.

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CLASS NOTES New CU Boulder Computer Science Degree University of Colorado at Boulder is launching an online, post-baccalaureate degree in computer science, a move designed to help meet the changing needs of students as the national computing workforce continues to expand.

The new CU Boulder program was started in part to help those with diverse academic backgrounds enter the computer science field. The degree is tailored to people who already have a bachelor’s degree but do not have the prerequisite coursework for graduate study in computer science.

Despite an enrollment surge in computer science degree programs in the U.S. and Canada in the past decade, there currently are nearly 500,000 computing jobs unfilled in the United States. This is leading many workers to consider career switches, said Dean Bobby Braun of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

“This year, while schools around the country were struggling to hire faculty, CU Boulder’s Department of Computer Science increased the number of its faculty by 50 percent to leap ahead of the growing demand for computer science graduates across the state,” said Braun. “This new degree is part of our overall strategy to prepare the workforce that the 21st century requires.”

CU Boulder’s computer science department has a history of innovation in computing education, having launched a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2013 to meet demand from students in the College of Arts and Sciences, said Braun.

The new online program will include foundational coursework in topics like algorithms, programming languages and software development, as well as elective options in fields like information visualization and data mining. The program can be completed in one year for someone studying full time or three years for a part-time student.

“This program is just as rigorous as our on-campus Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degrees and taught by the same faculty,” said Professor Dirk Grunwald of computer science, one of the new program’s leaders. “The only difference is we focus on core computer science classes so students can complete the degree quickly.”

Applications are being accepted now and the first classes will start in January 2018. For more information about the computer science online program, visit colorado.edu/cs.

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FUTURES Inc.’s Pipeline Technology FUTURES Inc. collaborated with Arizona State University and Cisco using an innovative cloud based technology to redefine how veterans match and connect with high-demand civilian jobs in Arizona. FUTURES Inc. technology is raising the standard for transitioning military and veteran employment in the country.

The program assisted a group of veteran job seekers, with diverse military training and experience, as they were virtually matched by cross-walking their military training and experience with the job requirements of civilian employers across the Greater Phoenix area. The pre-matched candidates were then pushed to regional employers to schedule their live interviews during the six-hour veteran Hiring Event held at the Phoenix Convention Center on November 10th.

Ninety-seven live interviews were conducted in six hours with eighty-one interviews yielding an immediate job offer or the candidate met the requirements to have the employer move them forward in their hiring process.

The 83.5 percent documented success rate from this event represents the most successful veteran employment demonstration on record for Arizona. Both qualitative and quantitative metrics are closely monitored to measure performance, outcomes, and impact.

“Dr. Crow, President of Arizona State University, is committed to making ASU a national leader in veteran education and employment innovation. The success of the Arizona Roadmap veteran Hiring Event is a major step in the right direction and we are committed to working with other stakeholders to create a showcase for veteran employment that can be replicated nationally,” stated Lieutenant General Ben Freakley (U.S. Army Ret), Special Advisor to ASU President Crow.

“FUTURES’ Pipeline technology helps us better match our veterans with regional jobs and employers,” stated Retired Air Force Colonel Wanda Wright, director of the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services. “This collaboration helps us more efficiently support veterans within our existing workforce development system and enables a more structured and fair environment for them to secure rewarding careers. Together we can set the national standard of excellence, improving career outcomes for all veterans.”

There are over 75,000 open jobs in Arizona on the average day and around 600,000 service members and veterans call Arizona home. These men and women represent one of the highest concentrations of high-skill high-demand talent in Arizona, yet employers struggle to match their civilian job requirements to the 11,000 plus Military Occupation Codes (MOCs) and rank structure of the U.S. Armed Forces. This demonstration was designed to automate that process of military to civilian candidate matching and eliminate the barriers to hiring for both veteran job seekers and employers.

“As a large employer of veterans, we feel that it is our collective responsibility to bring the best tools and technology to our service members, veterans and their families,” stated Michael Veysey, Director of veterans Programs, Cisco. “Cisco and FUTURES have worked closely for the past eight years to develop better technologies to support the transition and veteran employment needs across all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and to support the talent demands of all industries.”

To help support more servicemembers and reduce the burden on existing transition support personnel, the FUTURES Pipeline Skills Latticing Technology Platform provides each service member with: a personalized employment profile; resume and cover letter builder; crosswalk of over 11,000 MOCs to over 5,400 civilian skills, certifications, is benchmarked to all civilian careers (O*NET and DOL compatible); and it automatically matches service members with employers and jobs across all states and industries, refreshed daily.

“We first developed the technology in response to service members and veterans telling us that their greatest barrier to career success is creating a proper resume that authentically conveys their knowledge, skills and abilities enabling them to secure a rewarding civilian career, not just a job,” stated Geoff Cramer, Founder and CEO, FUTURES Inc. “We have a unique opportunity in Arizona, and the nation, to create something special for the veteran community while providing a talent pipeline that directly feeds high-demand jobs in industries such as Aerospace, Energy, Healthcare, among many others.”

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2018 MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities

Welcome to Military Advanced Education & Transition’s 2018 Guide to Colleges & Universities.

Now in its eleventh year of publishing the guide, MAE&T was the first publication to launch a reference tool of this type. MAE&T 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.

This year, Military Advanced Education & Transition evaluated participating institutions in six key categories of consideration to servicemembers, veterans, their spouses and dependents: • • • • • •

Military Culture Financial Assistance Flexibility General Support Online Support On-Campus Support

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.

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You’ll notice that we have included 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 academic classes and programs they offer are 100 percent online, 100 percent on campus, or hybrid (a blend of both online and on campus).

Although we do not rank schools in the guide, we have recognized the schools that exhibited best practices in military and veteran education with an MAE&T 2018 Top School logo for use in their promotional materials. The schools listed in this printed Guide are the institutions that met MAE&T’s rigorous criteria and have been named our 2018 Top Schools.

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.

Schools who are interested in participating in next year’s Guide to Colleges and Universities should email us at duanee@kmimediagroup.com.

Students, we wish you well in the next stage of your academic journey.

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2018 MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities Abilene Christian University

Arizona State University

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Arizona State University at Skysong (Online)

Abilene, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Tifton, GA On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Academy of Art University

Tempe, AZ On-Campus Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Scottsdale, AZ Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

San Francisco, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Arizona Western College

Adelphi University

Arkansas Northeastern College

Garden City, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

American National UniversityLexington

Yuma, AZ On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Blytheville, AR On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Armstrong State University

Lexington, KY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Savannah, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

American National University - Salem

Ashland Community & Technical College

Salem, VA Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

American Public University System Charles Town, WV www.amu.apus.edu

American University

Washington, DC On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Anne Arundel Community College

Arnold, MD On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Bellevue University

Bryant and Stratton - Akron

Bellevue, NE On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

Belmont University

Nashville, TN On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Berkeley College - New York Campus New York, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Berkeley College - Woodland Park Campus Woodland Park, NJ On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Athens State University

Bluefield College

Athens, AL On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates Athens, GA On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Bristol Community College

Barstow, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Ashland, KY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Athens Technical College

Contact: John Aldrich, Vice President for Military and Veterans Outreach Phone: (571) 358-3100 Email: jaldrich@apus.edu

Barstow Community College

Atlanta Metropolitan State College Atlanta, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Augustana University

Bluefield, Virginia On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s

Boise State University

Bryant and Stratton - Amherst Getzville, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton Bayshore

Glendale, WI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton - Buffalo Buffalo, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton Cleveland Downtown

Cleveland, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton Eastlake

Eastlake, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton - Hampton

Bowling Green State University

Bryant and Stratton Henrietta

Bossier City, LA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate,Certificates

Brandman University

Irvine, CA Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Averett University

Brenau University

Baker College

BridgeValley Community & Technical College

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Albany, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bossier Parish Community College

Aurora University

Flint, MI Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Bryant and Stratton - Albany

Bryant and Stratton - Greece

Sioux Falls, SD Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

Danville, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s

Akron, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Boise, ID On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Bowling Green, OH Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Aurora, IL On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Fall River, MA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Gainesville, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

South Charleston, WV Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Rochester, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s Hampton, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Rochester, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton Milwaukee

East Milwaukee, WI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton - Online Orchard, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton - Parma Parma, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

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2018 MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities Bryant and Stratton - Richmond Richmond, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton Southtowns

Orchard Park, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton - Syracuse Syracuse, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton Syracuse North

Liverpool, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton - Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Bryant and Stratton - Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Calhoun Community College Decatur, AL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

California Southern University

Costa Mesa, CA Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA On-Campus Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

California University of Pennsylvania

California, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

California State University, Chico Chico, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

California State University, San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

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Killeen, TX www.ctcd.edu

Whiting, IN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Cameron University

Lawton, OK Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s

Carroll College

Helena, MT On-Campus Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Cayuga Community College Auburn, NY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificate

Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, KS On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Central Community College Nebraska Grand Island, NE On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI www.cmich.edu/Pages/default.aspx

Contact: Barb Merlo, Marketing Director Phone: (254) 526-1999 Email: barbara.merlo@ctcd.edu On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, SC On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Clarion University of PA

Clarion, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Clark State Community College Springfield, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Cleary University

Howell, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s,Certificates

Clover Park Technical College Contact: Dan Maloney, Manager, U.S. West Operations Phone: (989) 774-2146 Email: malon2dm@cmich.edu On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s

College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

College of Staten Island

Calumet College of St Joseph

California State University, Channel Islands Camarillo, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Central Texas College

Staten Island, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Collin College

McKinney, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Colorado State University Global Campus Greenwood Village, CO Online Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates, Certificates

Columbia College

Columbia, MO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Columbus State Community College

Columbus, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Community Business College Modesto, CA Hybrid Degree Types: Certificates

Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Concordia College

Moorhead, MN Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

Concordia University Irvine Irvine, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

Lakewood, WA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Colwey College

Coastal Carolina University

Creighton University

Coastline Community College

Crown College

Conway, SC Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Fountain Valley, CA Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Arkansas City, KS On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates Omaha, NE On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates St. Bonifacius, MN Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

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2018 MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities CUNY – Queens College

Flushing, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau, ND Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Danville Community College Danville, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA On-Campus Only, Online, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Dixie State University

ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA ECPI.EDU/MILITARY

Contact: Bob Larned, Executive Director of Military Education Phone: (757) 213-3619 Email: rlarned@mil.ecpi.edu On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Edgewood College

Madison, WI On-Campus Only, Online, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Edinboro University

Edinboro, PA On-Campus Only, Online, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Saint George, UT On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, certificates

El Centro College

Duquesne University

El Paso Community College

Pittsburgh, PA On-Campus Only, Online, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

D’Youville College

Buffalo, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Eastern Florida State College Cocoa, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, OH Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degrees Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Dallas, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid l Degree Types: Associate, Certificates El Paso, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL On-Campus Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Prescott, AZ On-Campus Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, NC On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Florida National University Miami, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

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Fox School of Business at Temple University

Philadelphia, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Georgia Highlands College

Hopkinsville Community College

Fort Campbell, KY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Hunter College (CUNY)

New York, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Idaho State University

Rome, GA Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Pocatello, ID On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Georgia Southern University

Illinois State University

Georgia State University

Indiana Wesleyan University

Glendale Community College

Inver Hills Community College

Grand Valley State University

Iowa State University

Granite State College

Jackson State Community College

Statesboro, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Atlanta, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Glendale, AZ On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Allendale, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Concord, NH Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Normal, IL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Marion, IN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Inver Grove Heights, MN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certifications Ames, IA Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Jackson, TN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Grantham University

Jacksonville University

Harford Community College

Jefferson Community and Technical College

Lenexa, KS Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates Bel Air, MD On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, HI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Jacksonville, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Louisville, KY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Kansas State University Manhattan, KS global.k-state.edu/military

Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Hope International University Fullerton, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Contact: Dominic Barnes, Military Student Services & Veteran Center Coordinator Phone: (785) 313-7820 Email: dombarnes@ksu.edu On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

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2018 MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities Kaplan University - Des Moines Campus Urbandale, IA Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Kaplan University - Online

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA www.liberty.edu/online/militarystudents

Davenport, IA Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Contact: Cheryl Anderson-McKenna, Military Education Coordinator Phone: (855) 355-4947 Email: luorecruitment@liberty.edu

Keiser University (main campus)

On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Fort Lauderdale, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Keystone College

La Plume, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s

Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, Certificates

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Lawson State Community College

Birmingham, AL On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Lee College

Baytown, TX On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Lindenwood University Belleville

Belleville, IL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

Lubbock Christian University

Morgan State University

Meridian Community College

Motlow State Community College

Methodist University

Mountain Empire Community College

Dobbs Ferry, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Meridian, MS On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Fayetteville, NC On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Michigan State University

Lubbock, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

East Lansing, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Malcolm X College

Middlesex County College

Chicago, IL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Mansfield University of PA

Mansfield, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Maryville University of Saint Louis St. Louis, MO On-Campus Only, Online Only,Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificate

MedCerts

Livonia, MI Online Only Degree Types: Certificates

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Mercy College

Edison, NJ On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Miles Community College

Miles City, MT On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Program Delivery :On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types:, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Baltimore, MD On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Lynchburg, TN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Big Stone Gap, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Mountain View College

Dallas, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Murray State University

Murray, KY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

National College

Nashville, TN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

New England College

Henniker, NH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Niagara County Community College

Sanborn, NY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

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Pierce College

Saint Martin’s University

St. John’s University

Northwestern Michigan College

Queensboro Community College

Salem State University

St. Joseph’s College - New York

San Diego State University

St. Petersburg College

South Mountain Community College

Stratford University

Phoenix, AZ Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Fairfax, VA On Campus, On Line, Hybrid, Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

Southeast Missouri State University

Stephen F. Austin State University

Southern Arkansas University

Suffolk County Community College

Natchitoches, LA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Traverse City, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Northwestern State University Natchitoches, LA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Northwood University

Midland, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s

Norwich University Online Northfield, VT Online Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

Paradise Valley Community College

Phoenix, AZ On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Lakewood, WA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates Bayside, NY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate

Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Richland College

Dallas, Texas On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Cape Girardeau, MO On-Campus Only, Online only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates Magnolia, AR On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Rochester Institute of Technology

Southern Regional Technical College

Moon Township, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral Rochester, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL On-Campus Only Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Saint Leo University

Carbondale, IL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Thomasville, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

Jamaica, NY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Patchogue, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates St. Petersburg, FL Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

Nacogdoches, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

Selden, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College

SUNY Oswego

Southwest Mississippi Community College

SUNY Potsdam

Summit, MS Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Potsdam, NY On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Contact: Pamela Martis, Associate Vice President, Military Affairs & Services Phone: (352) 588-8234 Email: pamela.martis@saintleo.edu

St. Bonaventure University

Syracuse University

On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

St. Charles Community College

Tarrant County College

Saint Leo, FL http://info.online.saintleo.edu/ military-friendly

Park University

Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, and Certificates

San Diego, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, Certificates

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Paris, TX On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

University Park, PA

Salem, MA On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Robert Morris University

Paris Junior College

Parkville, MO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates Penn State World Campus

Lacey, WA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

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Mt. Gay, WV On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate

St. Bonaventure, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates Cottleville, MO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Oswego, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Syracuse, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Fort Worth, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

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2018 MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities Tarrant County College – Trinity River Campus

Fort Worth, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Tennessee Tech University

Cookeville, TN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s , Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Texas A&M University - San Antonio

San Antonio, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

The Art Institutes

Pittsburgh, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Los Angeles, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, Certificates

The Los Angeles Film School Los Angeles, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

The University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

The University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

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The University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Trident University International

Cypress, CA Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Troy University

Troy, AL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Akron

Akron, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College

North Little Rock, AR On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Georgia

Athens, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Certificates

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Denver

Denver, CO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Ann Arbor, MI On-Campus Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Minnesota Carlson MBA Programs Minneapolis, MN On-Campus Only Degree Types: Master’s

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Montana

Missoula, MT On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of NebraskaLincoln Lincoln, NE Online.nebraska.edu

University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctor’s, Certificates

University of Maryland University College

Contact: Darrell Everhart M.Ed, CAPT, USN (Ret), Director, Military & Veteran Success Center Phone: (402) 472-5276 Email: deverhart2@unl.edu On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Adelphi, MD www.umuc.edu/military-andveterans/index.cfm

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Contact: Chris Tipton, Director, Veterans Initiatives Phone: (240) 684-2558 Email: chris.tipton@umuc.edu

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth, MA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Omaha, NE On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Las Vegas NV On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

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2018 MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX http://military.uiw.edu

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

University of Northern Colorado

Contact: Alfred Van Raub, Military Admissions Counselor Phone: 800-318-1876 Email: eapadmission@uiwtx.edu

University of Northern Iowa

On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK On-Campus Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s

University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s

University of Southern Maine Portland, ME Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of St. Francis

Joliet, IL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Tampa

Tampa, FL On-Campus Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

UIU.EDU/MAE Contact: Chad A. Cook, CPT (Ret.) ARNG, MA Director of Military and Veteran Services Phone: (563) 425-5507 Email: cookc30@uiu.edu Fayette, Iowa Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Greeley, CO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates Cedar Falls, IA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Upper Iowa University

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

University of Wisconsin Platteville Online

Platteville, WI Online Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

University of Wisconsin Superior Superior, WI

On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Whitewater, WI On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

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Utica College

Utica, NY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Virginia State University VA State University, VA

Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Walsh College

Troy, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Washington State University Pullman Pullman, WA Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Washington State University Tri Cities Richland, WA Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Washington State University Vancouver Vancouver, WA Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX On-Campus Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Webster University

St. Louis, MO On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Associate, Certificates

Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC On-Campus Only, Online Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT Online Only Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates

William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS www.wmcarey.edu

Contact: Laura Scovel, VA Certifying Official Phone: (601) 318-6008 Email: lscovel@wmcarey.edu On-Campus Only, Online Only, Hybrid Degree Types: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

York College of Pennsylvania York, PA On-Campus Only Degree Types: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Certificates

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WPI Launches a Master’s Program in Supply Chain Management Because every product, from a ballpoint pen to a jetliner, is the result of a supply chain, the market for professionals who can manage the movements of raw materials, parts, and finished goods is booming, with companies ranging from Boeing to Amazon.com seeking to hire thousands of supply chain management experts. To prepare students for this burgeoning field, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is launching a master’s degree program in supply chain management this fall.

“We are all part of multiple supply chains,” said Amy Zeng, assistant dean and interim department head of WPI’s Foisie Business School and director of the new program. “Every single product you buy, whether it’s a pack of gum, a winter jacket, a cup, or a toaster, lands in your hands because people have analyzed inventory and shipment quantities, trucking routes, and demand patterns,” she noted.

Supply chain management—also known as the business of logistics—involves the orchestration of a series of events associated with the production and distribution of products. In short, it is about the flow of three things, Zeng said: money, materials, and information. While supply chain managers may work behind the scenes, all businesses—whether mom-and-pop stores, major retail chains, or manufacturers— depend on them for their smooth and efficient operation and their bottom lines.

WPI’s 36-credit degree program, which may be completed on a part-time or full-time basis,

includes an intensive analytical curriculum and a required Graduate Qualifying Project (GQP), a consulting project in which students work on real-world problems and come up with solutions and ideas for companies. (WPI also offers two 12-credit, four-course graduate certificates, called Supply Chain Essentials and Supply Chain Analytics, which provide more focused learning opportunities for students who cannot commit to a full degree.)

Zeng says the program covers the art and science of supply chain management and emphasizes five principles: analytics, leadership, technology, global perspective, and social responsibility. The program’s strong technological focus and close connection with industry are its most distinctive feature, Zeng noted.

“Given WPI’s technology strengths, we are able to give our students the data analytics skills they will need to succeed in their careers, as well as critical soft skills, such as negotiation, communication, and teamwork,” she said.

“Companies rely on large volumes of data to help them make decisions, for example where to locate warehouses, what and how much to stock in specific facilities, how to get goods made with the right materials, and how to determine the most efficient routes and means for getting goods to buyers. Our students learn the techniques and tools they will need to collect and analyze that data and to make sense of it to help inform decision making.”

WPI is launching its supply chain manage-

ment program just as demand for professionals in the field is growing, the result of companies worldwide grappling with burgeoning logistics needs. Amazon.com, 3M, Estee Lauder, General Electric, and Boeing are among the many companies that are currently hiring supply chain managers. Recently, analyst firm Gartner Inc. reported that the supply chain management market will surpass $13 billion by the end of 2017, up 11 percent from 2016. The market is on pace to exceed $19 billion by 2021.

According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a Chicago-based executive outplacement firm, supply chain management is a highgrowth area, in part, because the new economy (with people shopping more on-line and less in stores) has shifted the responsibility for how goods are delivered, but also because the growth in the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, has increased the need for people who can manage that information. “Today’s supply chains are becoming more connected and racing to digital transformation,” Zeng said.

“Supply chain ties directly to a company’s bottom line—its profitability,” she added.

“There may be thousands of ways to make the same product, but to be competitive and have acceptable prices you have to predict your needs, work with suppliers, factor in logistics, and so on. Our graduates will be prepared to do all that and more.”

Northwestern College: New Online Early Childhood B.A. Program Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa is responding to the demand for more highly educated caregivers and teachers for young children by adding a bachelor’s degree in early childhood to its online programs. The program is for students who’ve already earned an associate’s degree in early childhood education. Classes start January 9.

The new early childhood B.A. qualifies graduates for positions and career promotion in Head Start programs, infant/toddler preschool programs and daycare centers, as well as in education agencies that serve or advocate for early childhood issues. The program was devel-

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oped in concert with the Professional Preparation Standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children; it does not lead to a teaching license.

The early childhood bachelor’s degree can be completed in as few as two years, depending upon the number of general education credits transferred into the program. Applicants may contact a Northwestern adult learning programs enrollment counselor to determine transferrable credits.

“Research shows that early childhood professionals with higher levels of education foster higher quality environments that have better intellectual, emotional and social development

outcomes for the children in them,” says Professor Laura Heitritter, chair of Northwestern’s education department. “Northwestern has a reputation for preparing excellent teachers, so we want to offer that great preparation in the area of early childhood as well.”

In addition to the early childhood B.A., Northwestern’s graduate school and adult learning division also offers Master of Education degrees as well as graduate-level endorsements and a teacher leadership certificate.

For more information about Northwestern College’s online degree options, visit online.nwciowa.edu.

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Assisting Veterans in Achieving Personal and Economic Success

Curtis L. Coy Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity Veterans Benefits Administration Curtis (Curt) L. Coy was appointed to be the first Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on May 9, 2011. In this role, Mr. Coy oversees all education benefits (GI Bill), vocational rehabilitation and employment for wounded warriors and disabled Veterans, loan guaranty service (VA Home Loans), Veterans transition and employment programs, and VBA collaboration with Department of Defense programs. These programs work collectively to assist Veterans in achieving personal and economic success.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Coy was a senior executive at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for nearly 11 years. For eight of those years, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).

For almost seven years, Mr. Coy worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior Managing Consultant. Prior to his civilian career, Mr. Coy served in the Navy for 24 years as a Surface Warfare and Supply Corps officer. He began his military career as an enlisted member in the United States Air Force. He subsequently accepted an appointment at the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1975.

He is the recipient of a number of distinguished awards, to include most recently the Western Area Veteran Education Specialists (WAVES) Bill Pearson Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Association of State Approving Agencies Lifetime Leadership Award, the Presidential Rank Award, the Surgeon General of the United States’ Medallion and the HHS Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award. His military decorations include Meritorious Service Medals, Commendation Medal and Achievement Medals. Mr. Coy has been selected as a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration and the National Contract Management Association.

Mr. Coy earned two Master’s Degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

Q: Tell me about your current position and how long you have been at VA: can you tell me how Veterans’ education and employment have changed since you have been with VA? A: I have been the Deputy Under Secretary of Economic Opportunity for over six years now. Our team is tasked with two missions in the Veteran landscape. The first involves the management and delivery of the economic programs – Education, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, and Home Loan Guaranty. The second is to identify, develop, and implement initiatives to fuel economic well-being for Veterans and their families. During this time we have overseen the modernization of all three programs, the implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the passage and initial implementation of the Forever GI Bill, as well as significant changes in the way we deliver Vocational Rehabilitation services – like the establishment of a telecounseling program designed to reach Veterans who are rural or unable to 20 | MAE&T Winter Issue 12.7/8

travel. In our Loan Guaranty program we have improved the way we deliver services like the Specially Adapted Housing program or the fact that the VA Home Loan program has seen record levels of loans at a time when home ownership in the United States is at a 50 year low.

Q: We have seen an increase in Veterans using VA benefits. Why do you think that is and what has been the impact?

A: VA has taken strides toward modernization – utilizing the internet, technology, and system automation to make information more readily available, opening new lines of communication between Veterans and VA, and processing claims more efficiently. Online resources are available to help Veterans identify benefit entitlement and make informed decisions. For example, the GI Bill Comparison Tool allows Veterans to research and compare academic institutions, so they can match their interests, career objectives, and educational requirements with the institution of higher learning that best meets their needs. VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service is currently conducting a pilot using tele-counseling in order to grant entitlement remotely, which reaches Veterans who are in rural areas or unable to travel.

With VA Home Loans, Veterans are able to utilize the Automated Certificate of Eligibility (at ebenefits.va.gov) with 65 percent of applications being determined by system automation – requiring no human intervention – which resulted in a tremendous decrease in processing days, going from a high of 26 days on average to currently less than four days.

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and seeking out others in a similar situation. On our various social media platforms, VA shares content that directly affects Veterans, which could be law changes, explanations of benefits, or what to expect. Social media has created a community where Veterans can talk to VA and each other.

Bottom line, VA is doing everything we can to make the Veteran an informed consumer by providing convenient sources of information and resources about VA benefits.

Q: Let’s say a Servicemember back from overseas has just been discharged, taken some time for R&R and is now ready to settle down and use benefits. What does VA do to help them be successful?

A: As I just mentioned, we have worked hard to ensure our Veterans are informed consumers. We’ve worked hard at improving our transition program but sometimes after R&R, that seems like years ago. All separating servicemembers are required to attend the Transition Assistance Program – or TAP. TAP ensures future Veterans receive benefit information and educational materials for them to reference whenever they are ready to use benefits. VA also provides benefit information online at benefits.va.gov, which has a myriad of resources to help guide Veterans through the benefit types and application process. We have 56 Regional Offices across the country, and a National Call Center staffed to answer questions or provide information about benefits – that number is 1-800-827-1000. When a Veteran is ready to apply for benefits, the fastest way to apply is online at ebenefits.va.gov.

Q: What’s going on with the significant increase in VA-guaranteed home loans? Tell us a bit about this program and why is this program good for Veterans?

The VA-guaranteed home loan program helps Veterans obtain, retain, adapt or refinance a home. Last year we celebrated our 22 millionth home loan since 1944. It allows a Veteran or servicemember to do that with little or no down payment. That money stays in their pocket – which often times mean the beginning of a family’s economic future. As well, VA loans often allow more favorable financing terms, including no down payment I just mentioned or mortgage insurance premiums.

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The past decade brought massive changes to the housing market which experienced catastrophic losses in 2008. Before 2008, there were a number of loan programs that enticed Veterans away from the VA loan. Although on the surface it looked as if these programs were more advantageous, they did not carry the same protections that the VA home loan does. VA has taken major strides in offering the lending community and the Veterans they serve a more streamlined experience, without sacrificing the quality and protections they deserve. The VA Home Loan program has increased its volume by over 300 percent since 2008, but has not increased the number of staff. VA has navigated this increase by enhancing and modernizing the touchpoints that internal and external stakeholders utilize during the process of offering a home loan to Veterans.

We don’t just guarantee loans, we are there for the life of the loan – we help our Veterans keep their house if they run into problems by working with banks and mortgage companies. Since 2009, VA has assisted over 683,000 borrowers in default avoid foreclosure. VA has a responsibility to the taxpayer, and by helping these Veterans, it has resulted in a taxpayer savings of over 22 billion dollars in potential claim payments.

Q: It wasn’t long ago there were lots of stories about Veteran unemployment, what has changed recently and what has contributed to that?

A: At the start of 2011, the Veteran unemployment rate was at 9.9 percent, the highest since being recorded. To address this problem, the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act of 2011 was passed. This act called for the redesign of TAP and made the attendance mandatory for transitioning Servicemembers.

The efforts of partnering agencies such as Departments of Defense, Labor, and Education helped to shape and deliver a program better suited for the modern employment landscape. Additionally, Veterans Service Organizations contributed to the efforts of helping transitioning Servicemembers find employment once they separated – they have been a force multiplier. The effort to reduce Veteran unemployment has been a team effort on many fronts. These incredible efforts have led to October’s Veteran unemployment rate to a record low of 2.7 calcium compared to the national unemployment rate of 4.1 calcium.

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merce sponsored study – over 400 HR professionals were interviewed. They indicated of their top seven recruiting priorities for American businesses: number one was Individuals with higher learning, number two was Women, and number three was Military Veterans.

Quite a turnaround in six short years.

Q: We have heard that Veterans are doing well in school. In what ways and what do you attribute that to?

A: A recent partnership with Student Veterans of America helped create a report that highlights the successes of our student Veterans. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise….today’s Veterans are from the most highly trained military in our Nation’s history, they are older and more mature – many with families, some with jobs, and are mission/goal oriented.

Would it surprise you to know that Veterans have a 72 percent success rate – meaning 54 percent complete their course of study, 18 percent are persisting with only 28 percent attiring – higher than their civilian counterparts?

Would it surprise you to know that Veteran students have an average GPA of 3.34 compared to non-Veteran students at 2.94?

We’ve seen over 453,000 obtain a degree or certificate – that’s the size of Raleigh, North Carolina…. About 52,000 of those are STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering, and math).

VA is creating new avenues to meet the needs of Veterans and their families regardless of where they are. The Veterans Success on Campus or VSOC is a VA program that places experienced vocational rehabilitation counselors into universities. These highly trained counselors interact with Veterans

attending classes at over 90 universities and colleges. VSOC allows for VA to serve individuals in the school setting and supports the journey towards achieving higher education goals.

Q: With the 75th Anniversary of the GI Bill coming up in a few years, can you tell me a brief history of Veterans’ education?

A: Seventy-three years ago, American Legion Commander Harry W. Colmery drafted what became the Service Members Readjustment Act of 1944, an early version of the GI Bill of Rights. The original GI Bill has long been considered an enormous success for its impact on the post-war economy and capital investment in our “Greatest Generation.” Approximately 50 percent of WWII Veterans took advantage of the education benefits provided by the GI Bill.

The GI Bill made college a reality for many who wouldn’t have been able to afford it otherwise. As a result, the GI Bill is sometimes credited with helping establish the middle class. Studies have shown that for every dollar invested in the GIs’ educational pursuits, the government and economy received about $7 in return.

These education and training benefits are a key resource for Veterans transitioning from military service to the civilian workforce. The original GI Bill provided us with 14 Nobel laureates, two dozen Pulitzer Prize winners, three Supreme Court justices, and three presidents of the United States.

Since the inception of the Post 9/11 GI Bill in 2009, VA has provided $79 billion in benefits to over 1.8 million beneficiaries. More folks than ever are using their education benefits and are earning degrees and certificates at an incredible pace. As impressive as the number of GI Bill users is, the success

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obtained by those using GI Bill benefits is even more impressive.

Q: Tell me more about the “Forever GI Bill” and its significance for Veterans. It can be difficult for Veteran students trying to muddle through the minutiae of the legislation and simply boil it down to “what’s in it for me.” Can you describe what benefits Veterans will enjoy as a result of this legislation?

A: The recent Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act -- often called the “Forever GI Bill” with 34 new laws pertaining to the GI Bill – was also passed unanimously a couple of months ago. The legislation signed by the President is the most extensive mandate since the initial passing of the GI Bill.

With the passing of the Forever GI Bill, several changes are in store for Veterans and their families. A couple of highlights include: Instead of having 15 years to use your GI Bill, you now have access to those benefits over a lifetime – hence “The Forever GI Bill.”

All Post-9/11 Purple Heart recipients will have access to full GI Bill educational benefits which is a notable and honorable change.

A 5 year $75 million High Technology pilot that provides Veterans the opportunity to enroll in high technology courses….this is a pilot using contracts, not our current procedures. An innovative pilot authorizes us to provide additional benefits to help student Veterans to complete a STEM degree which often take longer than a traditional degree.

Under another provision, we can now restore GI Bill benefits to those Veterans who were harmed by abrupt school closures.

It increased funding for our State Approving Agencies – these are state agencies that actually approve or withdraw schools for the GI Bill.

As you can tell, we have our work cut out for us when it comes to putting the Forever GI Bill together. The education that Veterans will obtain from the Forever GI Bill will help to create promising careers and fuel the dream of economic future.

We’ll be using social media, our website, and media outlets to get the word out as different sections become effective.

Q: When you think of the future of Veterans’ education and employment, what makes you concerned or worried? What gives you a sense of hope?

One concern I have is ensuring the Veterans of the future receive the education, training, and resources to make the most of their benefits. Future beneficiaries may access benefits long after TAP and will require appropriate and accessible educational tools. We want to ensure that every Veteran who uses benefits is empowered through educational tools and training. I am given hope that those leaving the military after January 1, 2013 will no longer have to worry about when they use their educational benefits. The ability for our Veterans to use benefits at any point in their life provides them with the ability to pursue economic opportunities and mobility regardless of age. The only thing that concerns us is Veterans not using their well-earned VA benefits.

Q: Any last words?

A: That’s a big question; I would suggest Secretary Shulkin said it best. He recently stated at the National Press Club that the most successful VA benefit programs “are those that are enabling Veterans to have meaningful lives and to have independence and security.” Secretary Shulkin then specifically referred to the GI Bill, Home Loan program, and Vocational Rehabilitation program. We work diligently to provide benefits which enable Veterans and their families to have a more meaningful, independent, secure life; it is an honor and privilege to do so. O www.MAE-kmi.com

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Why Hiring Veterans is Good Business.

By Carol Pugh

Leaving the military was scary. After years of physical training, skills development and frequent relocation… military service had become my “normal.” Those were some of the most challenging and rewarding years of my life. When I decided to return to the civilian world, it was nothing less than a culture shock. The people around me spoke differently, dressed differently and seemed to have a different sense of purpose. It felt like my job security was gone and the world of options overwhelmed me. I needed to figure out how to leverage my military background for a whole new future. Fortunately, I found a career that allowed me to continue to serve through education as a faculty member and advocate for current and former military servicemembers.

Schools Serving the Military Grantham University is a 100 percent online university whose mission is to “serve those who serve and those who want to make a difference.” Founded in 1951 by World War II veteran Donald Grantham, giving back to active duty and veteran military members is embedded in the university’s DNA. This is what attracted me to Grantham. Approximately 50 percent of our students have ties to the military, including active duty military, veterans, or even immediate family members of a military servicemember. We’ve been named a Top School by Military Advanced Education and Transition for 10 consecutive years.

We offer reduced tuition rates for eligible military servicemembers and a number of scholarship opportunities, including the Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr. Resilience

Scholarship and the David “Bull” Baker Memorial Scholarship. We also partner with the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard (EANGUS) to offer full tuition scholarships to members.

These scholarships enable students who may not otherwise have the means to pursue higher education opportunities, assistance in successfully achieving their goal of college education.

Hiring Veterans Is Good Business The commitment to our military members extends beyond the classroom with our new initiative, Hiring Veterans Is Good Business (HVGB). The course is designed to teach corporations how to translate military skills into private sector advantages, the benefits of hiring veterans, and how to recruit and retain veterans. Available as both a 100 percent online, interactive course and a series of in-person seminars, we are putting boots on the ground to help companies diversify and hire veterans.

We realized the need for an initiative related to veteran employment and the transition process from military to civilian employment. When I was approached with the opportunity, I immediately realized the importance of this effort. Given my background as a military veteran and part of Grantham’s Foundations Faculty, I agreed to help develop this course and provide key insights into the transition process.

While it is common for employees to undergo continuing education programs to hone job skills, we identified a lack of continuing education in veteran recruiting and

retention for human resources managers and recruiters. With our course, we offer continuing education for these professionals on this subject. Hiring professionals learn about the positive attributes and skills veterans bring to companies. Inherent traits of a military servicemember or veteran are leadership, responsibility, punctuality, adaptability, flexibility, creative problem-solving, teamwork skills and persistence in the face of adversity.

Shattering Myths This initiative offers employers the opportunity to tap into those positive skills.

However, building a veteran-friendly culture begins with dispelling some common myths.

For example, contrary to public perception, most veterans do not experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, between 11 and 20 percent of veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) have PTSD in a given year. Meanwhile, eight percent of all Americans, or approximately 24 million people, suffer from PTSD. The point being – PTSD is not necessarily unique to or significantly more common among military veterans.

Another common myth is that all veterans have served in combat. In reality, according to the Department of Defense, only about 20 percent of military jobs are combatrelated. The majority of military positions have direct correlation to civilian jobs, and all military jobs provide skills needed to succeed in the workplace.

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HVGB course tell us how eye translating the titles, responopening it is. “The program sibilities and tasks of a mili[…] offers real-world advice tary career into the corporate on how to best target veterans equivalent. Military resumes when recruiting candidates. I can become “alphabet soup” would highly recommend this for employers, and often proprogram, and the employers I grams within the military work with have found it helpaimed at helping members ful,” said Sloane Gage, directranslate resume skills are voltor of employer engagement, untary. This combination can Carol Pugh Workforce Partnership. make it more challenging to Finding the best employcompare military occupations ees is the goal of all companies, and this class to civilian positions. The HVGB class gives helps recruiters find quality military talent. hiring professionals the tools to understand “The seminar was informative, concise, and these skill sets.

I left excited to utilize the new information to engage veterans in the community! I Tackling Challenges would highly recommend to anyone trying to enhance their veteran recruitment strateLocating veteran talent is another chalgies,” said Rena Bila, talent acquisition coorlenge our community partners bring up dinator, FedEx Ground. often. Through the course, we provide guidSince the creation of our Hiring Vets is ance for human resources professionals to Good Business initiative, we have formed sevdetermine the best way to find veteran candieral successful partnerships with businesses dates. The class discusses interviewing, hiring in the Kansas City area. Most recently, we and orientation best practices. held a Lunch and Learn training at Centriq, Many professionals who complete the

where recruiters learned how to best reach a pool of talented veteran candidates. Often, we are tasked with helping businesses identify and overcome these types of challenges in their hiring practices.

Through our HVGB course, Grantham has learned that it is important to focus on the holistic view of our honored members of the military – not just their advanced education. Teaching hiring professionals about all the benefits of veterans, how to translate military skills, and where to find and recruit veterans will give employers and veterans a competitive edge in the workforce. As our founder said, we have a duty and a privilege to give back to those who have given so much to this country, and we hope to continue doing so through this initiative. O Carol Pugh is a Foundations Faculty member at Grantham University and a military veteran. She has a B.S. in Education, a B.S. in Management, a Master of Education with a specialty in instructional technology and is working towards a Ph.D. in Education with a specialty in e-learning.

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Newcomers Orientation Workshop

By Trent Orndorf

The 2018 CCME Symposium in San Diego, coming up in March 2018, will feature a more in-depth introduction to the organization. We understand that the conference can be overwhelming and we want to make sure that everyone who attends can maximize the information, networking, and professional development that takes place each year. The CCME Board recognized that that the previous Newcomer Breakfast was not sufficent to allow a first-time attendee to walk away with an understanding of CCME and the ability to navigate the conference. Enter the Newcomers Workshop. Though intended for first-time attendees, anyone can benefit by attending the session.

If you went to CCME in the past and want to learn more, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

The Newcomers Workshop will feature interactive presentations that will cover the history and purpose of CCME. Board members from the past and present will share their experiences and help guide you through what can be an overwhelming event.

You will meet and network with the diverse people who will be in attendance and be introduced to people that you should get to know while at the conference. Attendees will receive an overview of the concurrent sessions and the value they add. We will also be available to walk people through using the CCME mobile app and answer questions. We will be posting video on using the app shortly! You will learn how to become a member of the CCME family and how you can get involved at a higher level if you wish.

There will also be a session on compliance with the DoD MOU, Presidential Executive Order 13607. Most of all, you will learn who you can reach out to if you need anything at any time before, during, or after the conference.

The CCME Board wants to ensure that all voices are heard and that everyone that attends the conference feels welcome. We want you to walk away energized and informed on what CCME is and what CCME does. By changing the format of the newcomers briefing, we hope that everyone will leave with a better understanding of the conference, the organization, and DOD Voluntary Education (VolEd). One of the best things about attending CCME is the ability to share best practices with a wide range of schools and organizations. Many of the most experienced VolEd people from across the world come to CCME every year. There is a very good chance that answers and solutions on issues, questions, or concerns that you may have are readily available for attendees.

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The CCME Board cuts the ribbon to open up the 2017 CCME Symposium. The 2018 event takes place next March.

involvement. The value of sharing, networking, and expanding your knowledge cannot be overstated. We want you to be a part of the CCME family and are excited to offer this extended session for you.

The Newcomers Orientation Workshop will be held on Monday March 26, 2018 from 11a.m. to 2p.m. An outline of the agenda will be available shortly. In the meantime, if you have any questions feel free to reach out to me, your Newcomer Liaison, Trent Orndorf at torndorf@aiuonline or at 678-522-4153.

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Note from Lane Huber, CCME President: CCME thanks Trent Orndorf, Newcomer Liaison for CCME, for his overview of the Newcomers Orientation Workshop. For more information about our organization, please visit CCMEonline.org, and please join us at our 2018 Professional Development Symposium in San Diego, Calif., March 26-29, 2018.

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John Aldrich Vice President Military & Veterans Outreach American Military University Q: Please provide a brief overview of your school’s history, mission and curriculum.

What is your school’s background in military education?

A: AMU was established in 1991 by a former Marine officer who had a vision to provide a quality education that would be professionally relevant, portable, flexible and affordable.

The cornerstone of our success has always been a clear focus on developing programs that are distinct and related to a servicemember’s career, along with hiring customeroriented faculty and staff who understand a military member’s lifestyle. Today, we offer nearly 100 degree programs to approximately 65,000 servicemen and women. We are the top choice of active-duty students using federal tuition assistance (TA) because our institutional culture of educating those who serve has not changed in 25 years.

Q: What online degree and certificate programs do you offer and how do these distance learning programs fit in with the lives of active duty and transitioning military personnel?

A: While providing quality online programs to the military is our core mission, one of our other companion goals is to also foster a sense of community. While that is challenging to do in an online environment, at AMU, we strive to engage students through the support of complementary programs and services such as national honor societies, hosting the nation’s largest Student Veterans of America chapter, and enlisting over 1,000 students, alumni and staff to participate in last year’s annual Wreaths Across America program.

A: We offer 200+ career-relevant degree and certificate programs. Some of our most popular programs for servicemembers and veterans include strategic intelligence, homeland security, security management and logistics. Some of our more popular certificate programs include cloud computing, cybercrime essentials, infant and toddler care, digital forensics, cybersecurity, and paralegal studies. Our asynchronous course delivery affords busy servicemembers 24/7 access to the online classroom. Unlike schools with traditional semesters, we offer new course starts the first Monday of each month. Our courses are offered over an 8- or 16-week term, providing maximum flexibility for servicemembers stationed throughout the world.

Q: What are the most pressing tasks and issues that your school currently faces?

Q: What are some of your school’s main goals in meeting the future challenges of online education for the military?

Q: What is your school doing to keep up with growing technologies and opportunities related to distance learning?

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A: Institutions serving the military community face a myriad of common issues: tuition assistance changes, upgrading technology, balancing education outreach efforts, and confusing and sometimes contradictory federal policy mandates. Our primary challenge is to address these issues while anticipating and responding to evolving student needs. We take pride in our high student referral rate, especially among the military community. This allows us to keep marketing costs low and aids in our ability to focus resources toward classroom improvements and student services.

A: AMU is working to leverage ongoing advances in instructional technology to increase student/faculty engagement across our diverse programs. For example, our system allows full mobile accessibility to students viewing course materials on personal digital devices. We are also working on building interactive content into our courses, including simulations, instructional gaming elements, interactive case studies, and interactive video and mediabased assignments, among other features.

In addition, we recently implemented a new learning relationship management system to help monitor and support positive student learning outcomes, engagement and support between students and their peers and students and university staff and faculty members.

Through a sophisticated data sharing system, support staff and faculty members will be able to coordinate outreach to the students who may need assistance throughout their educational journey. The university can track student actions and outcomes and ensure that each student has access to the resources they need to help them accomplish their goals.

Q: What have been some of the biggest lessons you have learned since assuming your current position?

A: I have worked in higher education for over 20 years; much of that time was spent working with military students. Whether employed at an online or traditional institution, the biggest lesson I learned was that the student was always at the core of every decision, large or small. I am fortunate that AMU fully embodies this studentfocused approach to education, and equally fortunate to lead a program developed by one of voluntary education’s most prominent leaders, James Sweizer. As I work to establish my new role and address the myriad of challenges faced by servicemembers in military voluntary education today, the student will always remain the focal point of my endeavors. O www.MAE-kmi.com

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UMUC has been proudly educating servicemembers since 1947. Serving the military is in our DNA, which is why we have been named among the Top Colleges and Universities 2018 list by Military Advanced Education & Transition.

UMUC offers • 90+ degrees, specializations and certificates, many in in-demand fields such as business, cybersecurity, IT, homeland security, healthcare and more • The credibility of a respected public state university with a worldwide reputation for excellence • Online and hybrid classes, and 140+ locations throughout the world, including at military installations • Resources for veterans, including the Vessey Veterans Resource Center, VetSuccess on Campus, dedicated advisors, a mentor program, Career Services and more

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