⚠️ VA Caution Flag. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has placed a caution flag on School of Automotive Machinists & Technology (Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility)). We recommend veterans look into this before committing their benefits.
Veterans who have decided to continue their education should research their options to see which schools do a good job supporting those with prior military experience. This report rounds up what we know about School of Automotive Machinists & Technology veteran students to support your research.
For GI Bill® and Yellow Ribbon information, head to: School of Automotive Machinists & Technology GI Bill® Information
Info in This Veterans Report on School of Automotive Machinists & Technology:
An increased number of veterans enrolling at a particular school means that college faculty are more adept at accommodating and supporting those with previous military experience. The VA reports that there are 38 GI Bill® students at School of Automotive Machinists & Technology. As the school’s total enrollment is 102, approximately 37.3% 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.
This number includes all chapters of the GI Bill®, such as Post-9/11, the Montgomery GI Bill®, the Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment. It excludes active-duty military personnel attending through Tuition Assistance, so the true military population may be larger.
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 | 92.9% | 88.9% |
| Transfer-out rate | 7.1% | — |
These figures come from the VA’s GI Bill® Comparison Tool.
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is enrolled in the following veteran programs and provides these services.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
| DOD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | Yes |
| Eight Keys to Veterans’ Success | Yes |
What does this mean for you? Here are the specific commitments the school has made through each program it participates in.
| 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) |
There is a dedicated veteran and military student point of contact on campus. Learn more.
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology might grant college credit to those who have completed specialized military training. Contact the school to find out more about the particulars. Prior-learning credit can help you graduate sooner, so it pays to ask. Contact School of Automotive Machinists & Technology to find out if it grants credit for life experience, CLEP/standardized exams, or other prior learning.
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology does not offer Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs.
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.