by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a veteran who is thinking about going back to school, it’s important to see how well the school treats its students with prior military service first. That’s why we’ve put together this report that gives you the facts about Erie Community College veteran services to guide your decision.
To learn about GI Bill® and Yellow Ribbon benefits, see: Erie Community College GI Bill® Information
Our Veterans Report on Erie Community College:
A sizable veteran community on campus is often a sign that a school knows how to support students with a military background. According to the VA, there are 145 GI Bill® students at Erie Community College. As the school’s total enrollment is 5,906, around 2.5% of the students are using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. By comparison, the Student Veterans of America reports that three to four percent of college students nationwide are veterans.
The total spans all GI Bill® chapters, including Post-9/11, Montgomery, Reserve Education Assistance, and Veteran Readiness and Employment. Active-duty military using Tuition Assistance are excluded, so the actual military population may be bigger. Veterans make up 0.7% of those enrolled at Erie Community College, according to U.S. Department of Education figures.
How a school’s veterans persist, transfer, and graduate is a useful signal of how well it serves them.
| Outcome | Veterans | All Students |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 26.4% | 25.6% |
| Transfer-out rate | 34.0% | — |
Source: the VA GI Bill® Comparison Tool.
Erie Community College participates in these federal veteran programs and offers the support below.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
| DOD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | Yes |
| Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) | Yes |
What does this mean for you? 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) |
Erie Community College provides a dedicated staff member to assist veteran and military students. Visit veteran services.
If you have specialized military training, Erie Community College may take that into consideration and grant college credit for it. Reach out to admissions for the specifics. Prior-learning credit can help you graduate sooner, so it pays to ask. Contact Erie Community College to find out if it grants credit for life experience, CLEP/standardized exams, or other prior learning.
Erie Community College offers Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs for the following military branches:
No complaints about this school have been filed with the VA.
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.