Serving Veterans & Active Duty Military Personnel via

Online Business Education

Cheryl Oliver

Assistant Dean

Online and Graduate Programs

Online MBA and Executive MBA

100% online

OMBA

• 22-29 months

• 5 week “foundation”

• 7 week core and electives

• 16 week capstone courses

• $750/credit* • $30,000-$40,500

• 4 concentrations

• Optional study abroad*$658/ credit military rate

EMBA

• 18 months

• 5 week core and elective courses

• 16 week capstone courses

• $1137/credit• $50,000

• Optional study abroad

Land Grant Mission and the Opportunity to Serve

• Improve the lives of people in our state, the region and the world through education

• 660,000 Veterans and 215,000 Active Duty personnel are undergraduate students in the US

Opportunity to Serve Nationally

• Of the 875,000 in undergraduate programs only 15% are traditionally aged college students

31.4% are 24-29 28.2% are 30-39 24.9 are 40 or finer

• 47% report being parents

Online MBA and Executive MBA

• OMBA

• >500 students

• Globally dispersed

• 10% returning alumni

• 20% receiving active duty or veteran’s benefits

EMBA

• 72 students

• Globally dispersed

• < 10% returning alumni

• 18% receiving active duty or veteran’s benefits

Student Profile EMBA

Devon, Meteorologist & WC-130 Hurricane Hunter Pilot U.S.A.F. Reserves, Mississippi, Entrepreneur, Mother of 1 small hurricane

Student Profile OMBA

Donald, Command Post Superintendent, U.S.A.F.Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia

Soon to be father of 1, President ASWSU Online

“My other role is as a mentor to my Airmen. Each member of my team may one day be in my position, so I have a duty and responsibility to make sure they are capable of taking my place. As a team, we have been identified as “Superior Performers” in multiple exercises and inspections, and one of my Airmen was identified as the Squadron “Airman of the Year,” while one of my master sergeants was named the base “Senior NCO of the Year,” both significant honors in an Airman’s career.”

Veteran’s Administration

Education Benefits

• Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill

• Chapter 30 Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)

• Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation

• Chapter 35 Dependents Education Assistance

• Chapter 1606 MGIB for Reserves

• Other Washington based state tuition assistance; only applies to campus based programs

Veteran’s Administration

2000

• Veteran’s Affairs Coordinator• Registrar’s office team

member• Record keeping• Reporting• Communication with VA

2015

• Veteran’s Affairs Coordinator• Student Affairs team member• Record keeping• Reporting• Communicating with VA• Advocating for students• Resource for Colleges• Services, Collaborations and

Programs

Services Collaborations and Programs

• Veteran’s Affairs Center (2014)

• Counseling

• ASWSU Student Veterans Committee

• Cougar Veterans RSO

• VetCorps (2016)

• Graduation Cords

• Challenge Coin

Services Collaborations and Programs

Challenges

• Textbooks to APOs

• Firewalls

• Clearance for Intl. participation

• Promotions, deployments, etc…

Opportunities

• Counseling and Testing Services

• Tutoring

• Transition Assistance• College preparedness• Career planning

• Within service branches• To civilian careers

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