Veterans
If you have spent a good portion of your adult life in the military, transitioning to a civilian career can pose all kinds of challenges. Will your military skill set transfer to a civilian career? What additional skills will you need, and how will you acquire them? How will you pay for this education? And how will you find a job outside the structure and discipline of the military?
Everest directly addresses these problems with:
- Career education and degree programs in some of America’s most popular career fields.
- Accelerated programs to help you quickly transition to civilian life.
- Hands-on learning that helps you better shift your skills to the civilian environment.
- Flexible schedules, online programs and hybrid options to help you manage your academic, personal and professional responsibilities.
- A structure that veterans find familiar and stimulating.
- Externships to help you find a job in your chosen career field (not all Everest programs offer externships.)
- Career Services team that provides ongoing help and support once you graduate.
- Dedicated military representatives to help answer all of your questions.
In addition, Everest helps veterans pay for their education by participating in a variety of national programs, including:
- The Post-9/11 GI Bill, Including Yellow Ribbon Program — The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides up to 36 months of education benefits. The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, allows Everest to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. Everest can contribute up to 50 percent of those expenses and the VA will match the same amount as the institution. Go here for more information.
- Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty and Veteran — Provides for up to $1,368 per month for a full-time institutional education and ends 10 years from the date of your last discharge or release from active duty. Go here for more information.
- Montgomery GI Bill for Selected Reserve — Benefits include up to $329 per month for a full-time institutional education. Go here for more information.
- Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) — Covers 40, 50 or 80 percent of the GI Bill for active duty benefits depending on the amount of time a service member is activated. Go here for more information.
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment — Available to veterans who have been declared disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs due to service-related injury. Go here for more information.
- Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) — Available to those who entered the military after January 1977, contributed to the program, and did not contract with the armed forces under a delayed entry program. Go here for more information.
*Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify.