by our College Data Analytics TeamChoosing a college as a veteran means weighing how well each school supports those with a military background. That’s why we’ve put together this report that gives you the facts about Centenary College of Louisiana veteran students to help you make your college decision.
To learn about GI Bill® and Yellow Ribbon benefits, see: Centenary College of Louisiana GI Bill® Information
What’s Covered in Our Report on Centenary Louisiana:
When many veterans attend a school, its faculty and staff tend to be more experienced at meeting the needs of former service members. VA figures show 49 GI Bill® students at Centenary Louisiana. Given that enrollment at the school is 615, nearly 8.0% of the students are using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. For context, around three to four percent of American college students are veterans, per the Student Veterans of America.
Note, this figure includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill®, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment). Active-duty military using Tuition Assistance are excluded, so the actual military population may be bigger.
Centenary College of Louisiana participates in these federal veteran programs and offers the support below.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
| DOD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | Yes |
| Yellow Ribbon Program | Yes |
| Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) | Yes |
What does this mean to me? The commitments tied to each program this school joined are listed below.
| Career and Vocational Support |
|---|
| Accommodate Military Service Members and Reservists absent due to service requirements. |
| Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the administration of federal student financial aid programs. |
| Regionally or Nationally Accredited - view all accreditations |
| Provide information that increases accountability and transparency. |
| Participate in the Military Voluntary Education Review (MVER) |
Centenary Louisiana provides a dedicated staff member to assist veteran and military students. Learn more.
Centenary Louisiana does not currently award college credit for military training. Prior-learning credit can help you graduate sooner, so it pays to ask. Check with Centenary Louisiana about credit for life experience, CLEP and similar exams, or other prior learning beyond military training.
There are no ROTC programs offered at Centenary Louisiana.
This school has a clean record with no VA complaints.
Notes and References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.