Purpose: The purpose of this briefing is to give you a brief overview of the educational opportuniti

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Purpose The purpose of this briefing is to give
you a brief overview of the educational
opportunities available while youre stationed at
Fort Gillem.
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Why bother with college? Bottom line Options
Promotion (Military and Civilian) Marketability
Grow your interests Live the dream
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Your Pay E-5, 6 years in service, with dependent
BAH (in ATL) , BAS
45,299.56 PLUS full medical, dental, and
retirement
Do you have the skills to maintain your standard
of living?
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Some facts about education
64Percentage of the 2003 high school graduating
class that went directly to college. 16.7
millionThe projected number of students enrolled
in the nations colleges and universities this
fall. This is up from 12.1 million a
quarter-century ago. 37Percentage of all
college students age 25 and over. The majority of
these older students (56) attend school
part-time. 1-in-3Ratio of undergraduates
attending two-year institutions.
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74,602Average annual earnings of workers age
18 and over with an advanced degree. This
compares with 51,206 a year for those with
bachelors degrees, 27,915 for those with a high
school diploma only and 18,734 for those without
a high school diploma. No experience starting
pay 1. Chemical Engineering, 53,659 2.
Electrical Engineering, 51,113 3. Computer
Science, 51,042 4. Information Sciences,
43,741 5. Civil Engineering, 43,159 6.
Accounting, 43,050 7. Economics/Finance,
40,719 8. Business Administration, 39,357 9.
Nursing, 38,788 10. Marketing, 37,519 11.
Elementary Teacher, 30,364 12. Liberal Arts,
29,060
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A general rule of thumb is the more education
you have the more money you have the potential to
make The value of education is priceless and in
the Army your education is virtually free
(financially).
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Wow, where do I start?
Go Army Ed
Distance Education
E Army U
CLEP/ DANTES
Traditional Classes
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The new way of doing things Go Army Ed Go Army
Ed is the virtual gateway to request TA online,
anytime for classroom, distance learning, and
eArmyu online college classes. www.goarmyed.com
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Whats for you Traditional in class
experience CLEP/ DANTES
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Whats for you Distance Education E Army U
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Degree Programs Undergraduate Bachelors
Associates Certifications Graduate Masters PH.
D
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• What is your Military Training/ Education Worth?
• Accreditation
• AARTS
• ACE
• E Army U Schools
• Schools that cater to the military
• Ask your school

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Non-Traditional Education Model
14 Credits Franklin University 12 Credits
University of Maryland 25 Credits CELP/ DANTES
19 Credits ACE/ AARTS Transcript 70 Credit
hours in a degree producing program Financial
Cost to me 0.00 Financial Cost to the Army
10,000
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Funding Tuition Assistance GI Bill Top-Up
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Summary The Army and many of the schools that
work with the Army WANT YOU to be in their
classes. These schools want your business and
the Armys business. They make it easy for
soldiers with hectic schedules.
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And Finally.
Dont be this guy No Education
Has a degree and is living the dream
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Questions