Resources

Gouge, Scuttlebutt & Intel

• ESO Locator
  Your local Education Service Office can be a great resource when looking for a school. Find one near you!
• State Tracker
  Find out what education benefits your home state offers to military veterans.
• Online vs. Traditional
  Does an online degree carry the same weight as a traditional degree?
• Your Campus Connection
  Veterans centers offer more than just a meeting place
• Military Skills + Education = Success
  A degree plus the intangibles learned in the military make you irresistible to employers.
• Useful Links
  Links to sites that will help you on your journey through life after military duty.
• Information Overload
  Don’t let selecting a college overwhelm you. We’ll show you how to start your research.
• Give Yourself Credit
  How to translate your military training into college credits.
• The Path of Least Resistance
  Why you shouldn’t pick a school based solely on the credits you can get for your military training and experience.
• Trading Up
  ‘GI Bill 2.0’ opens doors of trade schools to veterans.
• Accreditation - the most important factor in selecting a college?
  Why understanding accreditation is crucial to your academic success.
• How to avoid degree fraud from unaccredited colleges and universities known as “diploma mills”
  When a college degree comes from a “diploma mill,” it is not worth the price of the paper it is printed on.
• 10 Reasons to Pick a Military Friendly School
  Military students have unique needs. You need a unique school.
• On the Scene: Using Your GI Bill
  Thinking about using your GI Bill benefits for college? Navy veteran and Penn State student Matthew Miller offers a glimpse of how schools are accommodating the influx of America’s post-9/11 veterans.

Paying For School

• Explain the Post-9/11 GI Bill
  The top 15 questions about the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
• Funding for Families
  6 ways to help finance your family’s education.
• Guard and Reserve Benefits
  Guard, Reserves pay for school too.
• Hidden Costs of College
  Tuition assistance and the GI Bill cover tuition, but they won’t cover all of your expenses.
• State Education Benefits: Contacts
  Find more details on your state’s education benefits.
• Your New & Improved GI Bill
  Congress changed the Post-9/11 GI Bill -- twice -- in the last year. Here's what you need to know about the GI Bill 2.0.
• Yellow Ribbon Opens Doors
  For thousands of military students, this program is the ticket to America’s elite universities. Why the Yellow Ribbon may leave some students dangling.
• Other Financing Options
  The GI Bill may not cover all of your expenses. Here are ways to cover the rest.

Degree Info

• Associate Degrees Open Doors
  Know your goals before committing to a course program.
• The Master Benefit
  Are graduate degrees worth the extra expense, time and effort?
• Military Experience + MBA = Big Bucks
  Your military experience plus an MBA make a recipe for big bucks in corporate America.
• National College Counseling Center
  Accelerate your progress to a degree.