Step 5: Learn While You Serve—Save Time and Money
As a servicemember, there are even moreavenues to getting your degree than the civilian has available. Thesenon-traditional routes can be a great way to save time and money.
The Departmentof Defense created a program called DANTES (Defense Activity forNon-Traditional Education Support), which provides alternative means to earn adegree—or work on a degree—while actively serving your country. They’ve workedon making an array of remote learning options available. To find out more aboutthe different programs available, read information included in the followinglinks:
- Examination Program – Take Exams That Can Be Transferred into Degree Credits
- Distance Learning Program – Take Courses Long-Distance for Your Degree
- Military Evaluations Program – Transfer Your Military Experience into Credits
- Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges –A Relocation-Friendly School Network
- DANTES Program Overview
The following links describe programs designed specifically forveterans:
- Veterans Upward Bound – Practice Academic Skills in Preparation to Returning to School
- Tutorial Assistance – Tutoring Services for TroublesomeSubjects
Make sure your school of choice givescredit for your hard work in the military—you earned it. Use our free School Finder to locate military-friendly schools andget more information about programs that interest you.
