Military Education Benefits

Those who serve in the military enjoy benefits that can help them, and their family members, get an education. Here's how you can use your veterans education benefits to get a college degree ...

Miles Green is in the Navy. He’s focused, determined, and has some specific goals for his military career. He wants to become a naval counselor, but he’s also realistic. He knows that in order to become a counselor and rise through the ranks, he needs his college degree. Miles embodies many of the characteristics that add up to an ideal candidate for college success, including persistence, focus and determination. And yet even for this active military member, there was a potential speed bump that he needed to overcome: Miles lives and works on a ship. Even when the ship – a navy vessel that launches and recovers jet air planes – is docked at pier, Miles can’t just take off. He knew that earning his degree online was a mu ...

Looking to maximize your education benefits? As a military veteran who served on active duty after 9/11, you’ve earned military veterans education benefits that are intended to take you where you want to be in the next chapter of your career. The best time to make the most of your Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits is prior to starting the clock on benefit use. You have many educational options. It pays to take the time to find an educational path which will best match your post-military aspirations. We have close to 100 partnership schools, see if your school is listed! Here are 6 ways to maximize your benefits before you enroll in college: 1 - Have a clear vision. Success in the military required you to know your job, your mission, to ...

[updated 11/2015] Have you served in the military? If so, we offer you and your families gratitude for the extraordinary service that you have given to our country. We want to recognize each and every one of our students who have served in the military, like Sgt. Damian Baker who used our online courses to continue his college education while in the Marine Corps or Miles Green who completed courses while stationed on a ship in the Navy. Your commitment to getting things done inspire us each day. We also want to recognize the military spouses who have sacrificed so much alongside their military family members. We’re here to support your educational dreams as well. Want to try an online class? Take two free lessons on us today ...

We’re pleased to welcome Truckee Meadows Community College as our newest partner college. Also this month, we welcome Western International University as our latest participating partner in the StraighterLine Partner College Scholarship network. We’re also excited to spotlight our military partner colleges: schools dedicated to providing a high quality, low cost, flexible education to current military members, veterans – and their families. Whether a new addition to our partner college network, a recent scholarship partner, or a military-friendly university, all StraighterLine partner colleges are committed to providing affordable and flexible degree pathways for our students. When you enroll at any one of our 70+ Partner ...