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Starting college is great. Finishing is better -- and many service members and veterans don't. Some things you should think about before you start your academic race to help you make it to the end.
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GI Bill & Tuition Assistance
The Post-9/11 GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon program is a generous benefit that can be worth thousands of dollars in college costs — but changes to this year’s scholarships should remind veterans that the benefit is not guaranteed. That is especially true in the first years of the program, as administrators learn the level of demand and adjust available resources.
College Trends
Scholarships available for vets to study counseling
Service members and veterans studying for a career in professional counseling have until Nov. 1 to apply for a scholarship from the National Board of Certified Counselors Foundation.
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New degrees maximize credit from Coast Guard training
Graduates of the Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy can now transfer up to 14 credits from their training to a degree at 10 colleges.
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Browsing brochures from America’s business schools, you might think the world of barracks and BDUs couldn’t be more distant from that of boardrooms and business suits.
Veterans on Campus
Artillery support: When to call in the big guns
Former Air Force C-17 pilot Erik Brine can attest to the strength of Student Veterans of America’s advocacy efforts from both sides of the fence.
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Desert Storm vet and college professor Wesley Henderson conducts research into new energy technologies.
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