Now that I have you interested in going to school and taking advantage of the G.I. Bill, you need to decide where you want to go and how you will attend.
If you have no college credits at all, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to start off at a community college; especially if you’re unsure if college is for you. Community college is a great place to take care of those freshman level courses that are required for everyone. Lone Star College has multiple campuses throughout the area and their credits transfer to larger colleges in the area if you decide to switch schools later on. Lone Star’s Veteran Resource page states, “We believe a veteran is the most important person entering this center.” Now that’s the kind of service I like!
If you would rather attend class at a four year university, try Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. That’s the school I attend, so I’m a little bias when writing about them, but they have been named as one of the G.I. Jobs 2010 Military Friendly Schools. The Veteran Resource Center on campus is the place to go if you have any questions about the school, enrolling or setting up your G.I. Bill benefits. The Collegiate Veteran’s Association is a student-run organization that regularly conducts activities together and offers support for new veterans on campus. My college experience became 10 times better when I joined that organization. It’s just great being around other vets.
If you can’t attend classes on campus, online classes could be your thing. I took most of my electives and freshman level courses at South University. They have offices and campuses all over, so I can’t say for sure where they’re located, but the Veterans Admissions Office was in Arizona. Their classes last 6 weeks and there are no exams. That’s right, no exams. Going part time (3 classes over a 12 week period), I was able to get almost two years worth of classes done in less than 6 months. I would have never left South University, but they did not offer my major. If you go with South University, ask for LaRenzo Binns. He’s the guy who got me squared away with enrollment, getting my G.I. Bill setup and was there to answer any questions after. He’s a veteran himself and extremely professional. He really took a lot of time to get me enrolled. He always returned my calls, replied to emails and was very patient with me during the whole enrollment process. You can email him at lbinns@southuniversity.edu. Tell him ‘Twig’ sent you. He’ll know.
If for some reason you don’t get accepted, do not give up. When I first applied at Sam, they sent me a letter saying thanks, but no thanks. I was demoralized. I needed to get my GPA up. The classes I took at South University brought my GPA up to where Sam Houston would accept me. So don’t give up if you get a letter like I did. Just work harder and prove them wrong!
Below you’ll find links to the schools I talked about as well as some I didn’t. I only wrote about the ones I’ve had a personal experience with.
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