Choosing A School

for profit schools and GI Bill benefits

Choosing a School: What About For-Profit Schools

Your GI Bill money is a hard-earned benefit. Investing it wisely will be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. Once you know what you want to study and why, you have to decide where you want to enroll. Make sure you understand some fundamentals, including the difference between the these types of colleges: Public, Private, and For-profit.

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Why College Accreditation Matters for Military & Veterans

College Accreditation Questions Answered If you’ve ever looked into colleges, you may have run across something called an “accreditation”. Military and veteran students must understand a school’s accreditation, as it directly impacts their future employability. Defining the Term The Department of Education is the governing body responsible for the governance and oversight of post-secondary institutions.…

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GI Bill Myths

6 GI Bill Myths Debunked

Don’t miss out on maximizing your GI Bill opportunities because you believe one of these 6 myths. We debunk these GI Bill myths so that you can make the most of your military education benefits.

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VET TEC Possible Program Expansion

Technology is something we cannot live without in today’s society. We are dazzled, delighted, and inundated by it, and it reaches into nearly every aspect of our lives. These days, most kids seem to have IT skills innately woven into their DNA. I watch in awe as my children program on Minecraft, create their own…

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Top 10 Colleges That Pay Off the Most

Colleges That Pay Off the Most How do you measure the value of a college degree? Does it really matter where you get yours from? According to a CNBC.com article, one way to measure that is NPV, or “net present value.”  They use NPV to come up with the following list of the Top 10…

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Determine Your Career Path and Education Goals

How to Determine Your Career Path and Education Goals It isn’t enough to just want to go to school; the time money and effort required demands that you make some hard choices upfront. Unlike a teenager whose parents are footing the bill, you can’t afford to make your education decisions on the fly. Decision Point…

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Back To School: How To Decide

Should You Go Back to School?  How To Decide As a service member or a spouse, you might be at a place where you are thinking about if you should go back to school.  Whether you want to start a new degree or finish one you already started, there can be many different reasons to…

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FAFSA

FAFSA: What You Need To Know

What Military and Veterans Need to Know About FAFSA FAFSA is an important part of paying for college. FAFSA stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. With FAFSA, you can find money for college in the form of federal grants, work-study, and loans. Completing and submitting the FAFSA is free and easy to…

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Culinary Schools for Veterans

GI Bill-Approved Culinary Schools

Humans love food! From brunch to lunch to dinner parties to bake sales. For those with an interest in making the food, culinary arts can be the right subject to study in school. A culinary arts degree focuses on skills that you would need in order to pursue a profession in the food industry. According to the BLS, employment in food preparation and serving related occupations is projected to grow 7% from 2019 to 2029, which is faster than the average for all occupations.

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DoD MOU

DoD MOU: What You Need to Know

As a service member, you want to find a veteran or military friendly school to go to. You want to make sure they have your best interests as a service member in mind when you are going to their school. How do you determine this? How do you know if your school is one of…

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MyCAA: The Military Spouse Scholarship Program

Military spouses looking to further their career, but in need of some financial assistance… look no further. There’s a military spouse scholarship for just that. My Career Advancement Account Scholarship Program for Military Spouses My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship Program is a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to…

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