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Air Command and Staff College offers online master’s degree

(AFNEWS) — Air University’s Air Command and Staff College begins offering an online master’s degree program in June. For the first time ever, eligible officers will be able to enroll in an educational program that simultaneously fulfills Joint Professional Military Education and Air Force Intermediate Developmental Education requirements while allowing them to earn an accredited […]

During tours in Iraq, sergeant found time to earn degree

DENTON — Army Sgt. 1st Class Will Elias Ristom finished college while he fought in Iraq.Read the Full Article

Navy Knowledge Online

Leaders from the Naval Education and Training Command are pushing the Navy’s single Web portal for training, education and professional growth to its limits thanks in part to dedicated industry partners and host of new users. NKO is the tool to equalize training opportunities throughout the workforce.Read the Full Story

Three-quarters of Central Texas College’s students are active military.

Three-quarters of Central Texas College’s students are active military.Read the Full Story

Killeen’s community college serves soldiers in peacetime and war

Three-quarters of Central Texas College’s students are active military.Read the Full Story

Serving in the Military While Earning a Degree Online Focus of Capella University’s Latest ‘Inside Online Education’ Podcast

Online university’s podcasts focus on experience of earning an online degreeRead the Full Story

Schools Face Challenges in Providing Online Education for Military Students

Providing online education to those serving in the armed forces presents some special challenges to both non-profit and for-profit providers.Read the Full Story

Sailors Testing Their Way to College Degrees

PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) — According to the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) and the Navy College Program (NCP), Sailors are enrolling in distance learning education programs in record numbers and reaping the rewards in the form of college degrees.Read the Full Story

Capella University Participates in U.S. Army Initiative to Streamline Higher Education Tuition Benefits

Online university one of first group of higher education institutions to take part in GoArmyEd Read the Full Story

Marine asks UNR to extend their distance

Staff Sgt. James Arnold hopes his March presentation to the University of Nevada Board of Regents will help convince them to extend their distance education to more Marines at Pickel Meadow Mountain Warfare Training Center near Coleville, Calif.Read the Full Story