Posted on Aug 9, 2016
When it comes to education, what confusions/concerns/questions do you still have?
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Is there anything that you still wonder about when it comes to your education? What kind of advice or information could seriously benefit your life? Just trying to get some feedback so we can track down whatever you or anyone you know may need in the educational realm!
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I think SM's need to be better informed on the differences between "regionally accredited" and "nationally accredited" institutions when using ed benefits. This is important if they ever transfer to another school, and also having qualifying education credentials when applying for civilian jobs.
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LTC Kevin B.
Regional accreditation is fine, as long as that accrediting body is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). USDE and CHEA carve up the US territory and recognize regional bodies to handle institutional accreditation within their geographic footprints.
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/
http://www.chea.org/public_info/index.asp
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/
http://www.chea.org/public_info/index.asp
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SFC J Fullerton
LTC Kevin B. - I understand it as the Regionally accredited is the "good' one. Its the nationally accredited schools that are not widely recognized and credits transferable.
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LTC Kevin B.
SFC J Fullerton - National accrediting organizations are fine if they're recognized by the USDE and/or CHEA. Both USDE and CHEA provide listings of the accrediting bodies they acknowledge, so that should serve as a guide for quality, and therefore most credits being transferrable (at least in theory). However, many institutions will limit the amount of courses they'll transfer into their degree programs. And, that relationship is normally related to institutional reputation. For instance, Southwest Arkansas State Community College (fictional school) will transfer in tons of credit from Harvard, but the converse is not true. Tuition revenue is another constraining factor. Schools limit transfer credits because they want you to take their classes (and pay their tuition). That makes it harder for soldiers to amass sufficient credits to get a degree when they have a fragmented education (a little here, a little there) due to so many PCS moves.
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Yes do you (or anyone else for that matter) know of any one giving scholarships for service members? I have used all my TA for the year and do not want to touch my GI Bill money as of yet.
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Does the VA have any scholarships or grants to help pay for my schooling?
No. We offer education benefits to certain veterans, service members on active duty, in the Reserves or in the National Guard, as well as certain of their dependents. The following sources may have useful information on educational assistance.
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When it comes to education, get as much as you can as early as you can. It will do more to improve your marketability than most anything else.
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