Converting Military Credits to College Coursework

Hi guys, I plan to join the military right after high school but wondered if my time there will count towards college credits. Any leads on the colleges that are most generous in accepting military training credits?

Absolutely, many colleges recognize the value of military training and will award college credit for it. There's a wide variation in how much credit different schools will grant for military experience. The process usually involves getting an evaluation of your Joint Services Transcript (JST), which documents all your military training and experience.

A few schools known for being particularly generous in accepting military training credits include:

1. American Military University: This fully online institution is part of the American Public University System and is known for catering specially to military and public service communities.

2. Thomas Edison State University: This university has a flexible policy towards credit transfer and specializes in catering its programs towards adults, with many military members among its students.

3. Excelsior College: Another institution with a large military student population, Excelsior is very liberal in its credit transfer policies.

4. University of Maryland Global Campus: This university is committed to serving military and veteran students and is known for accepting a wide range of military training for credit.

5. Many campuses of the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY): They also tend to be generous with credits for military training.

However, please remember that ultimately large credit transfers can depend on several factors aside from the university itself, such as the courses you've taken, your military occupation, and which degree program you're interested in.

On a side note, you may want to take a look at schools in the Service-members Opportunity Colleges (SOC) consortium, which consists of colleges committed to helping service members and their families get college degrees. They are known for their military-friendly practices, such as flexible policies for granting credit for military experience and training.