Military Education

Military Education - Overview

A Guide to Online Education for Military Service Members
If you're an active service member, a veteran, or a reserve member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces, an online program can help you achieve your educational goals.

In addition, your service to this country qualifies you for military benefits, which include financial assistance plans designed to pay for your tuition and help with any extra educational costs.

How an Online Education Works
An online education is a great way for military service members to pursue a college degree, a training certificate, or continue your education while serving this country.

Online courses follow the same format as traditional on-campus courses, with a professor, textbooks, homework, exams, and even networking with fellow students. The courses are paced to give you time to adjust to school, and also provide a direct connection to program advisors, who are available to assist you throughout your education.

Online programs are usually part of an accelerated curriculum specifically developed to provide a flexible learning environment, while keeping the user engaged in the learning process. These unique properties allow online education programs to fit into the active lives of our military service members.

EKU is listed by Forbes Magazine as being in the top 10 percent of America’s colleges and universities for the second year in a row.

EKU is included again in the US News and World Report’s annual listing of top colleges and universities as a Tier I intuition.

EKU was also designated as one of America’s most Veteran Friendly campuses by GI Jobs magazine.

EKU’s Fire & Safety Engineering Technology bachelor’s degree program is accredited by IFSAC, the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress.

EKU is among only 175 of America’s 5,000 colleges and universities to be recognized for community engagement – both curricular and in practice - by the Carnegie Foundation.