Is Strayer University Veteran-Friendly?

Strayer University offers outstanding financial opportunities for active military families and veterans. For potential students in the military looking for educational options, Strayer will provide the support you are looking for.

Strayer not only does everything possible to minimize the cost of your education through its military financial assistance program, but it will also provide you with the services of a Veteran Support Team to guide you through the process of earning a degree.

Regardless of where you're stationed, you can pursue a degree at Strayer University either online or through one of its dozens of branch campuses. The university develops its courses to fit your schedule.

Strayer's Commitment to Its Military Students and Military Spouses

Strayer University is actively involved in the following military financial aid programs:

• Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC)
• The Yellow Ribbon Scholarship Program, which awards funding to all VA-qualified veterans.
• GoArmyEd
• Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership (NCPDLP)
• Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative (AU-ABC)

The university also provides its own Active Duty Military Assistance program, its Strayer Military Scholarship, and its Graduation Fund for undergraduates. It also offers military benefits and scholarships for spouses of those currently on active duty.

In fact, by combining your U.S. military education benefits with Strayer scholarships, you may be able to bring your costs of university enrollment down to zero.

Benefits for Students in Active Military Service

As a student currently on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, you or your spouse — or both — are eligible to receive many benefits if you enroll in a Strayer degree program.

Military spouses

A distinctive advantage of Strayer University for military families is that military spouses are eligible for the same benefits at Strayer that active or former military can receive — even if their partners are not enrolled at Strayer University.

Strayer also participates in the Department of Defense's Military Spouse's Career Advancement Accounts (MSCAA) program, which provides up to $4000 to military spouses working towards an associate degree or license certification.

Receiving U.S. Military Veterans Education Benefits

Strayer University is an institution approved by the Veterans Administration to accept and process your veteran education benefits. The University provides free evaluations of your military experience to award credit when appropriate. Highlights include:

The US Army

The United States Army provides up to $4,500 per year in tuition assistance for eligible service members.

The US Navy

Strayer partners with the Navy College Distance Learning Program (NCDLP). Active-duty service members or spouses can receive a scholarship that can cover up to 100% of undergraduate tuition to supplement your NCDLP tuition assistance.

The US Air Force

Strayer University works with the AU-ABC program helping those military personnel who have completed an associate of applied science (AAS) degree with the Community College of the Air Force to earn a related Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree.

Service members can also complete pre-approved online CCAF courses through the General Education Mobile (GEM) program.

The US Marines and US Coast Guard

Active-duty Marines or Coast Guard members or their spouses can qualify for the Strayer University Military Scholarship.

The Strayer University Military Scholarship

Understanding and appreciating all the challenges military families face, Strayer's leadership wants to make your university education as affordable as possible.

When combined with your military tuition assistance, the Strayer University Military Scholarship can cover up to 100% of your undergraduate tuition and a majority of your graduate tuition.

This scholarship is available to active-duty members of the armed forces (including the National Guard, reserves, and Coast Guard) and/or their spouses. Please note that spouses can qualify even if the service member is not a Strayer University student.

Service members will need to verify their TA eligibility according to their branch of service.

The Strayer University Military Scholarship is a 'gap' scholarship and may not be refunded to the students. This means that it covers the remaining tuition and fees after accounting for benefits from U.S. military tuition assistance and/or corporate tuition programs.

Benefits for Veterans at Strayer University

If you've completed your military service, Strayer University is eager to assist and encourage you as you earn your college degree. You'll have the support of the school's Veteran Service Team, which understands military culture and feels committed to your success.

To help you achieve your life and career goals, Strayer's team will work closely with you to make sure you receive all the GI Bill benefits for which you qualify, including the post-911 GI Bill (Chapter 33) as well as Chapters 36, 1606, 35, 31, and VEAP Chapter 32.

Check out the Veteran's Administration (VA) webpage to can help you calculate the military veteran benefits you will receive when you enroll in Strayer University.

Turning Your Life, Work, and Military Experience into College Credit

Strayer administrators will evaluate your prior college or university transcripts, your military training, certifications, and tests like CLEP or DANTES to determine the transfer credit you can apply towards your Strayer degree.

Be sure to send Strayer copies of transcripts from previous colleges or universities you attended. Also, don't forget to request a copy of your military Joint Services Transcript (JST) to be sent to Strayer University for evaluation.

In addition to transferring in college credits from previous learning institutions and from your credit-bearing military training courses, you might be surprised to learn how much your other life experiences can contribute toward your degree at Strayer University.

Upon review by university officials, the following types of learning might result in transferable credits:

1. Have you received corporate training, either through instructor-led classes or e-learning? You will need to submit a training history or transcript that includes the course title, credit hours or CEUs, and proof of successful completion.

You can usually get these from the human resource or corporate training department that performs the training.

2. Do you have IT, web design, or other types of certificates? Certifications and licenses you've earned for personal or professional advancement might also contribute to your degree. All you need to do is provide the verification information from a crediting authority (such as CompTIA, Microsoft, or Cisco) to earn credit.

3. What other types of courses have you taken that might offer alternative forms of credit? You may be able to earn your degree faster by supplementing your Strayer University courses with online courses from Sophia or StraighterLine.

4. Have you developed extensive knowledge or skills in an academic area or field that might qualify you to exempt a course to receive credit?

Strayer University accepts the results of passing the CLEP®, DSST®, or Strayer challenge exams to demonstrate mastery of skills in particular subject areas such as:

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Project management
• Communication skills
• Criminal justice, corrections, or law enforcement
• Writing and composition
• Investing
• World Cultures
• Statistics
• Cybersecurity
• And many more

Strayer University Is Military-Friendly and Veteran-Friendly

You'll find that Strayer University is an exceptionally welcoming school for students either currently or formerly in the military, and it also provides outstanding benefits for current military spouses. Reach out to Strayer today to learn more about enrollment.