Education & Transition

Everything service members and veterans need to know about getting an education, finding a job, starting a business and transitioning out of the military


  • Methodology

    We invited law enforcement agencies across the country to participate in our detailed survey comprising more than 90 questions. Agencies were evaluated on their military recruiting, service member-related policies, rules for reservists and departmental culture. They are listed alphabetically in the chart, with those that described the most accommodating practices and environments designated with a…

  • Methodology
    Methodology

    For this project, we evaluated information provided by schools in our Best for Vets survey, federal data, and public information specific to computer science and cybersecurity.

  • Oklahoma colleges award more STEM degrees

    More than 6,100 degrees in the STEM disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — were conferred in the last academic year at Oklahoma’s public colleges.

  • Post-9/11 vet unemployment picture improves in November
    Post-9/11 vet unemployment picture improves in November

    The up-and-down unemployment rate for the latest generation of veterans dipped in November.

  • La. university beefs up workforce programs

    A Louisiana university will receive additional funding to train more students in nursing, computing and engineering.

  • Gamer scholarships offered by Chicago university
    Gamer scholarships offered by Chicago university

    A Chicago school is betting that it can draw students with a talent for team gaming.

  • University: Military helped it reach enrollment record

    Enrollment at Vincennes University has reached an all-time high, and officials credit military members with helping.

  • Bill would help vets complete STEM studies
    Bill would help vets complete STEM studies

    Students who use the Post-9/11 GI Bill would receive an extra nine months of benefits if they pursue a degree in one of the STEM fields, under legislation introduced this week.

  • Indoor drone pavilion for college’s UAS program
    Indoor drone pavilion for college’s UAS program

    An indoor pavilion will allow students to fly drones without having to deal with weather issues or Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on flying them outdoors.

  • 17 ideas from sailors to fix physical fitness assessments
    17 ideas from sailors to fix physical fitness assessments

    We asked sailors what they want to see in their fitness test, then took the ideas to the boss.