Admissions Advise: College credit for military experience.

Colleges and universities are seeing an enormous jump in enrollment from service members. With this massive serge of Active Duty and Veterans going back to school, it is important to see which institution will give you the most for your money. One factor in your decision could be acceptance of military experience for college credit.

Claiming credit for your military experience can save you time and money however, not all of your experience will transfer. Each of the service branches have developed methods for documenting military training that the American Council on Education (ACE) has evaluated for college credit. If your MOS is comparable to the degree field you are seeking, the likelihood that you will have more credits is greater than if your field of study was completely different.

There are also national testing programs that institutions will accept for college credit such as Defense Activity for Non-traditional Education Support (DANTES), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or part of the Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC). If you want more information on these programs and who accepts them, here are the links provided below:

DANTES home page

CLEP home page

SOC home page

I have also provided the links for military transcripts of all branches in one of my earlier blogs. Do your own research and see what school will be the most value for your money. In times like these, it’s good to not spend money when you don’t have to.

Semper Fi

Richard Lingle

Get more information about Richard Lingle’s school:  American College of Technology