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Which colleges are best for veterans? Those offering training, support
The 2023 Military Times Best for Vets Colleges rankings are dominated by institutions that focus on staff training and support infrastructure for veterans.
By Connie Mabin
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These colleges dominated Military Times’ 2022 Best for Vets list
Military Times' annual ranking follows a year of transition in higher education.
How to use your GI Bill benefits at a foreign university
If you opt to use the GI Bill at a foreign school, be ready for a long list of challenges, from VA bureaucracy to language and cultural issues to something as simple as finding the right pickles in the supermarket.
By George Altman
The GI Bill should’ve been race neutral, politicos made sure it wasn’t
While white veterans got into college with relative ease, black service members faced limited options and outright denial in their pursuit for educational advancement.
By Joseph Thompson, Mississippi State University
Best for Vets: Top Colleges 2020
We surveyed hundreds of colleges and universities from across the country on their policies related to military and veteran students, academic outcomes, military-supportive cultures and other factors. Here’s a look at some of this year’s top finishers.
By George Altman
Methodology: Best for Vets Colleges 2020
Broadly speaking, institutions were evaluated in five categories: university culture, student support, academic policies, academic outcomes/quality, and cost and financial aid.
By George Altman
Why fewer people are using the GI Bill
About 54,000 fewer people used the GI Bill in fiscal 2018 – a 7 percent decline from fiscal 2017, which was itself down about 7 percent from fiscal 2016’s GI Bill enrollment total, according to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By George Altman
Vet groups say this rule makes troops vulnerable to ‘predatory schools.’ Here’s why.
Veteran-advocacy groups are asking Congress to change the 90-10 rule as part of its re-authorization of the Higher Education Act.
By Joshua Axelrod
No GI Bill benefits? This state may cover your tuition anyway.
The tuition waiver covers veterans, their spouses and their children. But only one family member at a time can use the benefit, and the 150 credit hours must be divided up among family members.
By Joshua Axelrod