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As part of its new infographic series, in November 2014, the American Council on Education (ACE) released a good visualization of some 2013-2014 student Veteran data. (A copy of the infographic may be downloaded on ACE’s webpage, or by clicking on the PDF file attached at the end of this article). Based on the data,...

pleased to announce the launch of its Veteran Tuition Calculator–an innovative recruitment tool designed to provide transparent financial information on college affordability for veterans and enable colleges to quickly identify and engage with prospective students. Since its inception over 3 years ago, been focused on its mission of improving...

passionate about helping veterans access quality higher education. A college’s accreditation is one important factor for prospective students to consider when evaluating educational programs. The following article is designed to help veterans understand why accreditation matters, and what types of accreditation to look for when comparing schools. What is...

We love to hear about amazing people doing great things for student Veterans. Recently, we had the privilege of speaking with Lauren Williams, Director of the Office of Military and Veteran Services at Marywood University in Scranton, PA. Lauren gave us great information on what she is doing for her student Veterans and...

Why “veteran-friendly” isn’t…. I hate this term!   I can just rant a bit about the phrase “veteran-friendly”?  This term is everywhere, advertising all types of programs and products, from businesses to colleges to beers (seriously).  Since supporting veterans is a very popular thing to do currently (which is awesome!) that...

Overview Until recently, military Servicemembers, Veterans, and dependents using federal education benefits, including the Post-9/11 GI Bill, did NOT have a formal online complaint system to report problems or poor experiences in dealing with higher education programs. On 30 January 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched the fist...

New Research from November 2013 is showing that Veterans enrolled at Colleges with support services in-place have a 97% persistence rate (year to year academic continuance). Which is fantastic! In comparison this ousts the 2013  nationwide average persistence/retention rate of all students, which was 65% ( act.org)  . So with support...