Excelsior

Excelsior

As a military member, the easiest choice I made about college was where to go.  There are countless reasons to choose Excelsior College.  Excelsior has a long tradition of helping military members, and have whole sections of their website dedicated to Military members and Veterans.  They also have staff members who specialize in military and veterans benefits.  They are helpful on the phone or online for assistance any time.  They know all the ins and outs of Tuition Assistance, and they know how to help make the most of your GI Bill.  Classes are affordable for just about anyone, but even more so with TA or the GI Bill.

Excelsior is great about accepting transfer credits.  This includes credits from military training, that’s right; I got college credit for basic training and tech school.  They also accepted my transfer credits from before I joined the military.

Excelsior also offers testing similar to CLEP and DANTES tests that if you pass them you get college credits without even taking the class!  Twelve of my credit hours towards my degree were from tests like this.  I saved a whole semester of school in just a few hours of testing that I barely studied for.  Study guides are available at most libraries, including base libraries, which are designed to help you specifically with these tests.  The best part is that these tests are available for military members to take for free!

Class schedules are flexible, which is very important for Active Duty military members.  They offer classes year around, and their distance learning classes are exceptional.  Their online classes are easy to use, and work well with a busy lifestyle.  I even did one class while I was deployed to Afghanistan.   They have deployment policies to help people through their classes if they get deployed during the semester.

Excelsior is nationally accredited and is a great way to work towards your bachelor’s degree while you’re still in the service.  It is a great way to get your degree so that you can apply for an Officer Commission while you’re enlisted.  Many officers of lots of different career fields including pilots, navigators, intelligence officers, etc have their degree from Excelsior College.

If you’re in the military and you want to pursue a higher education, Excelsior College is the best choice.

*This article was guess written by a friend of mine in the Air Force*