by our College Data Analytics TeamChoosing a college as a veteran means weighing how well each school supports those with a military background. We’ve assembled this report on Saddleback College veteran students to help you make your college decision.
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What’s Covered in Our Report on Saddleback College:
A sizable veteran community on campus is often a sign that a school knows how to support students with a military background. Based on VA records, there are 634 GI Bill® students at Saddleback College. With a total enrollment of 15,959, around 4.0% of the students are using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. For perspective, about three to four percent of college students in the U.S. are veterans, according to the Student Veterans of America.
All GI Bill® chapters are included here: 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 1.8% of those enrolled at Saddleback College, based on College Scorecard data.
Graduation and retention rates can tell you how well a school supports its veteran students through to a degree.
| Outcome | Veterans | All Students |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 4.8% | 44.4% |
| Retention rate | 80.7% | — |
| Persistence rate | 93.0% | — |
| Transfer-out rate | 52.4% | — |
Rates are reported via the VA’s GI Bill® Comparison Tool.
Saddleback 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 |
| Vet Success on Campus (VSOC) | Yes |
| Eight Keys to Veterans’ Success | Yes |
| Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) | Yes |
What does this mean to me? Below you can view the specific commitments this school has made by participating in individual programs.
| Career and Vocational Support |
|---|
| Educational and Vocational Assessments and Counseling |
| 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) |
Saddleback College has a student veterans group on campus. See details.The school has a dedicated point of contact for veteran and military students. Veteran services.
Veterans with specialized military training may be able to earn college credit at Saddleback College. Reach out to admissions for the specifics. Earning credit for what you already know can save you time and money toward a degree. Contact Saddleback College to find out if it grants credit for life experience, CLEP/standardized exams, or other prior learning.
There are no ROTC programs offered at Saddleback College.
The VA has no complaints on record for this college.
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.