Shortest path to degree not always the smartestScams range from charging for educational resources that service members can get free of charge to requiring students to sign a contract demanding a minimum course enrollment. Some institutions even promise the academic equivalent to “get rich quick” schemes.
Tuition Assistance Gives Employees Opportunity to Further EducationThe Civilian Tuition Assistance Program (CTAP) was established at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) and its Branch Medical Clinics to give civil service employees the opportunity to further their professional development by making available payment for tuition fees.
ESG 7 Leads Educational Charge from Top DownExpeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7's senior enlisted leader became the latest of several ESG 7 Sailors to earn a college degree while in the military
Navy Announces Management Controls for Tuition Assistance, NCPACETo ensure the best Sailors continue to have access to tuition assistance funding, the Navy has implemented management controls for the Tuition Assistance (TA) program and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE)
New TA regs set new requirementsThe Tuition Assistance Program is a key benefit many Sailors use to continue their education. However, some new regulations within the TA program will make sure that only those Sailors with the drive to succeed in the Navy can continue to receive these educational privileges.
Online process simplifies tuition assistanceAirmen are only a few mouse clicks away from financial support for their college education, thanks to the tuition assistance feature on the Air Force’s virtual education center.
Air Force Tuition Assistance and distance learningAirmen are now sent on longer and more frequent deployments, and the stress these tours put on them and their families is often considerable.
Sailors Jumpstart College Degree with Virtual Counseling, SMARTThe Navy College Program (NCP) now offers two tools on its Web site designed to guide Sailors and Marines in their quest for college credit for military experience.
Sailors Testing Their Way to College DegreesAccording to the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) and the Navy College Program (NCP), Sailors are enrolling in distance learning education programs in record numbers and reaping the rewards in the form of college degrees.
Sailors Have Help with College OptionsSailors wanting to further their education can find out about the many options they have by talking to an education counselor at a Navy college office.
Guardian Sailors Get Degrees Through NCPACEYears of educational hard work and dedication culminated June 30 at a ceremony held at Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) for graduates of the Navy College Program for Afloat Education (NCPACE). All those who were part of the ceremony earned associate’s degrees.
Navy Raises Tuition Assistance Limits for SailorsTo assist Sailors in their pursuit of higher educational goals, as well as certifications and qualifications associated with their Navy career field, the U.S. Navy is raising the limits on Tuition Assistance (TA) available to all active-duty members (officer and enlisted).
America Supports You: Idaho School Launches ‘Operation Education’Between physical and fiscal challenges, severely injured servicemembers and spouses who don’t hold college degrees may find earning one a bit daunting. The University of Idaho is working to change that. With a slogan of “You’ve served us; now let us serve you – with a college degree,” the school launched Operation Education in June 2006.
DoD Announces Uniform Tuition Assistance PolicyA uniform tuition assistance policy affecting all the services went into effect Oct. 1, Pentagon officials said. All services now pay 75 percent of undergraduate and graduate level tuition and related costs up to ceilings of $187.50 per semester hour and $3,500 per year, said Otto Thomas, DoD director of continuing education.
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