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By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team
| September 30, 2009
“Will the military pay for my online college education before I leave the service?”
The answer: Yes.
“The way things are set up, almost any serviceperson should be able to get at least an associate degree while on active duty, because of Tuition Assistance,” says Manfred F. Meine, professor of public administration at Troy University in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Tuition Assistance (TA) is a Department of Defense program for active-duty military personnel. While provisions differ between branches of service, in general TA provides benefits of up $250 per credit hour, with a maximum of $4,500 per year.
By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team
| September 29, 2009
You’re serving in the military, and you want to continue your education online.
Problem: You’re facing an unpredictable schedule, at best.
GetEducated surveyed military advisors at online colleges to put together these helpful tips showing you what to look for in an online school—before you enroll.
By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team
| September 29, 2009
Five a.m. in Iraq and it’s time for Gunnery Sgt. Jose Rodriguez—a 34-year-old Marine Reservist from Orlando, Florida—to get up, log onto his computer, and start his homework.
Like many active-duty troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Rodriguez has chosen to fill his off-hours with schoolwork. He is using the Internet to do this, getting his online bachelor’s degree in criminal justice through Strayer University.
By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team
| July 09, 2009
Military personnel who have taken online college courses or in-service training programs may be in for an unpleasant shock when they attempt to transfer these course credits to another school.
They may find that a new and different online college or university will not accept the college credits or degrees they have completed.
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team
| May 06, 2009
The new GI Bill—which goes into effect later this year—will allow many eligible veterans to earn a bachelor’s degree via distance learning at little or no cost.
However, not all veterans will come out ahead with this bill, depending upon where they live and where they choose to go to school. Some may be better off using the old GI Bill (also known as the Montgomery bill).
Here are 5 keys to making sure you use your military benefits wisely—so you can achieve your distance education without owing a penny.
I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA...
I was laid off from my job as a real estate agent and want to be a high school math teacher, but my bachelor’s degree is in psychology. Do I need a new degree in education? Will an online bachelor’s in education qualify me to become a licensed teacher?
—Willis, Houston, Texas
If you didn’t earn a bachelor’s degree in education years ago and you now want to teach in the public schools, don’t fret. Every state maintains what are termed “alternative teacher certification” programs...
Kaplan University awards associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees and certificates in arts and sciences, business, education, management, criminal justice, legal studies, information systems and technology, nursing, and health sciences. The online learning platform offers adult learners flexibility and the courses teach real-world knowledge.
AIU Online is the web-based virtual campus of American InterContinental University, an international university with residential campuses located in Georgia, California, Florida and England; offers graduate degree programs in Information Technology, Business Administration and Education completely online via rich, multimedia course delivery. American InterContinental University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees.
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I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN 
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA... 
The new GI Bill—which goes into effect later this year—will allow many eligible veterans to earn a bachelor’s degree via distance learning at little or no cost.