Category: Education

To kick off 2018, thousands of student Veterans and their supporters convened in San Antonio, Texas, for the annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) conference. The conference lasted two and half days, providing breakout sessions and keynotes to help inspire student Veterans to continue their success in higher education and to nurture their Veteran groups […]

The Ventura College Foundation is duplicating its Promise Program — this time for veterans. The William and Helen Scarpino Veterans Promise Program is a donor-funded four-year pilot program for active-duty service members and veterans that will cover the first-year costs of enrollment fees for qualifying students, allowing these students to reserve their GI Bill for […]

President Trump has just put his signature on a new law that will bring significant changes to education benefits for service members, veterans and their families. The legislation known as the Forever GI Bill garnered strong bipartisan support in Congress, passing unanimously in both the House and Senate. “Today our commitment to support and care […]

The Veterans Affairs (VA) website has a good tool for determining school costs at most colleges and universities. The website is called the GI Bill Comparison Tool at www.vets.gov/gi-bill-comparison-tool. The site is available for everyone to use. It provides an annual cost for tuition, gives a benchmark of living costs, and for veterans, it provides […]

After their military service, many veterans in Ventura County continue to serve their communities well. A good example is the scholarship programs many veteran organizations offer to high school and college students pursuing higher education who need financial assistance. These are a few veteran organizations that provide such grants and assistance. The Vietnam Veterans of […]