Attaining Higher Education

We've created this online course in the hope that active duty service members and veterans like yourself will see higher education as an accessible and worthy endeavor. After taking this course, we believe many of you who might be on the fence about going to college will actually apply. We're confident that many of you will succeed.

Some of you may feel your past academic record will prevent you from being accepted into college at all. Or you might think you simply can't afford to go to a particular college, and are imagining yourself saddled with debt. We hear you. If you feel this way, trust me. You are not alone. Such concerns can feel overwhelming, but we're here to show you that they might not be the barriers they seem to be at first glance.

With a little extra work, and some diligent prior planning, we'll show you how you can work through such obstacles. The goal of this course is to break down myths like these and give you the facts and the tools you need in order to apply.

We will cover intentional decision making. With that focused process in mind, we'll help you figure out how to find a right fit college. We'll demystify the application process and leave you with some important information about financing your education.

Throughout this process, you'll hear from experts in the field and veterans like yourself, who have made the transition to higher education and are in a position to offer invaluable firsthand insight into how they persevered and succeeded in their own path to higher education. Unlike every other MOOC out there, this course provides gated access to a more personal, individual guidance.

AHE offers veterans access to a community of peer advisors. When you've completed the initial on demand modules, and the subsequent task journals and assessments, you can apply to be personally connected to a peer advisor. men and women like those featured in this course who will guide you further into the application process and fine tune your application.

Once you've met the requirements of working with your peer advisors, professionals in the admissions field will enter into the picture, further refining your application. And even connecting you directly with an actual admission officer who can assess your competitiveness for admission at a particular school.

In the end, we can't guarantee admission. But we can assist you in making sure you're a confident, competitive applicant, have a complete and well-thought-out application package, and know that any of the colleges to which you apply will be a good fit for you and your goals.