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Good evening Im looking for some advice in regards to going to school while active duty, I have to enroll and obtain an associates degree in order to meet a requirement at my next command I was originally looking to use Sophia learning to satisfy my general education credits and use my 19 Ace credits from military service and graduate with a BOG associates degree from pierpont community college online. Unfortunately today I found out on October 4th 2024 pierpont will be requiring 12 credits to be completed with the school brining the cost way out of my budget ( I don't plan to use TA or my GI bill for this) do any of you know of any other colleges which allow us to transfer our military credits and take Sophia learning credits all while not breaking the bank?
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08-28-2024, 12:50 PM
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Liberty University is a good start, they offer a good military discount of $250 per credit and accept Sophia credits if I'm not mistaken. They accept up to 45 transfer credits. You could look also into UMPI as it would be cheaper and they accept Sophia and might accept your military training towards an associate's degree or bachelor's degree. Other options include Excelsior University, Charter Oak State College, and Thomas Edison State University.
Also note some really cheap community colleges include Luna Community College - $44 per credit, Dine College which charges $55 per credit, New Mexico Junior College - $89 per credit.
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(08-26-2024, 06:28 PM)jayred26 Wrote: Good evening Im looking for some advice in regards to going to school while active duty, I have to enroll and obtain an associates degree in order to meet a requirement at my next command I was originally looking to use Sophia learning to satisfy my general education credits and use my 19 Ace credits from military service and graduate with a BOG associates degree from pierpont community college online. Unfortunately today I found out on October 4th 2024 pierpont will be requiring 12 credits to be completed with the school brining the cost way out of my budget ( I don't plan to use TA or my GI bill for this) do any of you know of any other colleges which allow us to transfer our military credits and take Sophia learning credits all while not breaking the bank?
info about me if it helps
currently stationed In Norfolk Virginia
active duty navy
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In addition to consulting your command's education resources office, have you considered the offerings of the US Naval Community college? It was established specifically for this purpose.
https://www.usncc.edu/s/
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THANK YOU! Just wow! I never knew this project got off the ground. Most assuredly , the Navy took some inspiration from the Air Force.
I feel old. It was only twenty years ago that I retired from the Navy.
"U.S. Naval Community College (USNCC) was formally founded on February 5, 2019, when the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), announced his intention (via a directive memorandum) to establish the USNCC as part of the broader Naval Education Enterprise and Naval University System. The SECNAV’s directive stemmed from a broader set of recommendations featured in the 2018 Education for Seapower Study. A critical finding from this study highlighted how the character of warfare is changing rapidly, and the intellectual and cognitive development of naval leaders at all ranks is essential to preparedness for modern naval operations. An additional finding from this study highlighted how the largest portion of the naval workforce – enlisted Service Members – did not have education opportunities that are aligned to the needs of the Naval Services. Therefore, as a call to action, USNCC was established in May 2020 as a pilot program to offer world-class, naval-relevant education to enlisted Service Members..."
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