Online Schools for Veterans

By Akeia Dixon

Online schools for veterans provide active and veteran service personnel with programs that are military-friendly. Some of these schools offer special discounts to veterans, and military students may be eligible for educational benefits through the Veterans Administration that can be applied towards tuition and other fees.

Western Governors University is a military-friendly college that offers degree programs online and are approved for educational benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA). Students will be able to complete their degree at the baccalaureate level, the post-bachelor’s degree level and the master’s degree level online. These programs include teaching majors such as interdisciplinary studies, special education, mathematics and science education. Some of the other majors include business management, healthcare management, information technology, health informatics and nursing at both the education level and the leadership and management level.

Western Governors University

4001 South 700 East

Salt Lake City, UT 84107

801-274-3280

wgu.edu

Walden University has a history of satisfying the online educational needs for men and women who are in the armed forces. Walden University offers a 10 percent reduction in tuition for students who are veterans or active duty personnel, as long as they are not residents of Tennessee. Walden University is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) Consortium and offers program options that include computer information systems, child development, healthcare management, political science and public administration, psychology and general studies for those who have not decided upon a major. In addition to the undergraduate program, there are also graduate and doctoral programs available that include counselor education and supervision and human services.

Walden University

155 5th Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55401

612-338-7224

waldenu.edu

Post University Online is an online school that has a focus on veterans. This school is accredited on a regional basis by the New England Associations of Schools and Colleges’ Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. This school is approved for Veteran’s Administration (VA) benefit payments and is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC). Military students can take one course per eight weeks and graduate in three years with a bachelor’s degree if they transfer 60 credits from military experience and training. Some of the programs that are available at Post University include accounting, business administration, early childhood education, legal studies and instructional design and technology.

Post University

800 Country Club Road

Waterbury, CT 06723

203-596-4500

post.edu

http://www.lenderva.com