top military friendly colleges?

[cookderosa]

I'd like your opinion - I'm looking for military friendly colleges.

They have to cap their tuition at $250 for TA and they have to be distance learning.

Though I know you can make an argument for the big 3, I'm less inclined to go there since all the degrees can't be done in house (making it a real PITA for someone with limited time to research such things).

My #1 is American Military University, because of the above- plus they accept ACE and CLEP, they offer relevant degrees that can be completed 100% in house.

Any other really really good contenders?

[jmeitrem]

A lot of people I work with like Bellevue University. They cap out at 250 for 5 degree programs: Criminal Justice, Investigations, IT Operations Management, Leadership, and Management. Many others prefer AMU because books are included in tuition

[sanantone]

Excelsior offers all of the required courses for all of their programs. TESC and COSC make it clear which degrees can be completed only using their courses. TESC offers nearly 30 online bachelor's degrees.

[navy3912]

I have known people they liked UMUC; all in house and military friendly as well.

[UptonSinclair]

Fort Hays seems to be a very military friendly school. Even though they don't accept Straighterline or Aleks, they did accept all of my Community College of the Air Force credits.

[cookderosa]

Excelsior offers all of the required courses for all of their programs. TESC and COSC make it clear which degrees can be completed only using their courses. TESC offers nearly 30 online bachelor's degrees.

Sanantone, have you found a list on TESC's website? I looked around a bit yesterday but didn't see anything.

[sanantone]

Sanantone, have you found a list on TESC's website? I looked around a bit yesterday but didn't see anything.

All of the programs listed on their online degrees page can be completed using only TESC courses. The other degrees are listed under "What You Can Study."

Thomas Edison State College offers a wide variety of degree and certificate programs that may be completed entirely through the College's online and distance learning courses. Below is list of these programs.

Thomas Edison State College: Online Degrees and Certificates

[cookderosa]

All of the programs listed on their online degrees page can be completed using only TESC courses. The other degrees are listed under "What You Can Study."



Thomas Edison State College: Online Degrees and Certificates

Thank you!

[Prloko]

I have known people they liked UMUC; all in house and military friendly as well.

Of all the military friendly schools, it's been my experience that they are the most like a regular school and can be unfriendly in certain instances.

If you deploy a lot or work a lot of overtime, I would find another school that is flexible around your schedule.

[Prloko]

There is a publishing company that produces magazines with military friendly employers and schools. Every year, they come out with a book (usually available at the base ed office) with a list of what they deem as military friendly (CLEP/ACE friendliness, deployment policies, military tuition, veteran's liasion, distance options, etc.). Its not a bad list, but it has a lot of schools and it is still confusing, but a good start for whatever you are trying to do. Surprisingly, none of the Big-3 are on it even though they have huge military enrollments. http://militaryfriendly.com/


But getting to the subject at hand, I personally did Saint Leo University for two semesters and loved the school. They are a small Jesuit school with a B&M in Florida. They have satellite campuses on military bases around the country. Also, Embry Riddle is great and has a good rep. Other good military friendly schools on my list, TESC, COSC, Excelsior, Troy University, University of Oklahoma, NVCC, Tidewater CC, ODU and CMU.