Military Times EDGE

The following schools ranked highest among each of the armed services according to number of tuition assistance courses taken during the 2008 fiscal year:

Air Force

1. American Public University System: 33,369 courses

2. University System of Maryland: 32,962 courses

3. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: 24,214 courses

4. Park University: 20,541 courses

5. University of Phoenix: 15,007 courses

6. TUI University: 11,975 courses

7. Wayland Baptist University: 7,554 courses

8. Florida Community College System: 5,921 courses

9. Central Texas College: 5,701 courses

10. Troy University: 5,599 courses

Army

1. Central Texas College: 53,242 courses

2. University System of Maryland: 23,520 courses

3. Troy University: 21,877 courses

4. American Public University System: 20,937 courses

5. University of Phoenix: 13,938 courses

6. TUI University: 10,200 courses

7. Columbia Southern University: 9,126 courses

8. Washington State Community and Technical Colleges: 8,741 courses

9. Grantham University: 7,088 courses

10. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: 5,068 courses

Coast Guard

1. American Public University System: 2991 courses

2. University of Phoenix: 1716 courses

3. Vincennes University: 1381 courses

4. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: 1027 courses

5. California Community College System: 994 courses

6. Bellevue University: 966 courses

7. Excelsior College: 938 courses

8. University System of Maryland: 738 courses

9. National Graduate School of Quality Management: 730 courses

10. Columbia College: 685 courses

Marine Corps

1. American Public University System: 10,639 courses

2. University System of Maryland: 7,523 courses

3. Park University: 6,939 courses

4. Central Texas College: 6,031 courses

5. University of Phoenix: 5,680 courses

6. California Community College System: 3,407 courses

7. North Carolina Community Colleges: 2,862 courses

8. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: 2,551 courses

9. National University: 2,071 courses

10. Hawaii Pacific University: 1,447 courses

National Guard

1. University of Phoenix: 7,301 courses

2. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: 5,674 courses

3. State University and Community College System of Tennessee: 4,769 courses

4. University System of Georgia: 4,345 courses

5. North Dakota University System: 3,968 courses

6. Indiana University: 3,341 courses

7. University of North Carolina System: 3,018 courses

8. Allied Business Schools: 2,981 courses

9. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: 2,950 courses

10. American Public University System: 2,804 courses

Navy

1. University System of Maryland: 13,823 courses

2. California Community College System: 13,540 courses

3. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: 8,857 courses

4. American Public University System: 8,708 courses

5. University of Phoenix: 8,178 courses

6. Saint Leo University: 6,434 courses

7. Central Texas College: 5,675 courses

8. Columbia College: 5,491 courses

9. TUI University: 5,301 courses

10. Virginia Community College System: 4,883 courses

— Amanda Miller