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Creating Pathways for Military-Connected Learners

New CHEPP fact sheet highlights barriers to success and practical steps colleges can take to address them.
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The Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice (CHEPP) at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has published a new fact sheet, Supporting Military-Connected Learners in Higher Education, which examines the challenges military-connected learners face throughout their educational journeys and outlines strategies to strengthen academic and career opportunities.

Approximately 820,000 undergraduate students nationwide, or roughly 5% of all undergraduates, are veterans, active-duty service members, reservists or National Guard members. Military-connected learners also include military spouses, dependents, and Gold Star families. SNHU serves more than 33,000 military-connected students. While these learners bring valuable skills and experiences to higher education, many navigate barriers related to credit recognition, military education benefits, academic flexibility, and career transitions.

Drawing on research and recommendations from CHEPP's full report, Advancing Access and Success in Higher Education for Military-Connected Learners, the fact sheet identifies strategies for higher education leaders and policymakers to consider, including:

  • Improving credit transfer policies to better recognize military experience and prior learning.
  • Providing dedicated advising and flexible academic policies that accommodate deployments, relocations, and other responsibilities.
  • Strengthening career services through targeted coaching and connections with military-friendly employers.

These recommendations highlight opportunities for higher education institutions to better meet the diverse needs of military-connected learners and help them succeed from enrollment through graduation and into the workforce.

More details can be found in CHEPP's recent blog post.

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