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 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg veteran services to guide your decision.
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What’s Covered in Our Report on Pitt Greensburg:
A sizable veteran community on campus is often a sign that a school knows how to support students with a military background. VA figures show 49 GI Bill® students at Pitt Greensburg. As the school’s total enrollment is 1,322, nearly 3.7% of those enrolled 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.
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 0.3% of all students at Pitt Greensburg, according to U.S. Department of Education figures.
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg participates in the following veteran programs and offers the services below.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
| DOD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | Yes |
| Yellow Ribbon Program | Yes |
| Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) | Yes |
Why does this matter? 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) |
**University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg has a student veterans group on campus.**There is a dedicated veteran and military student point of contact on campus. Veteran services.
Pitt Greensburg may recognize specialized military training toward college credit. Ask the admissions office how this applies to you. Prior-learning credit can help you graduate sooner, so it pays to ask. Contact Pitt Greensburg to find out if it grants credit for life experience, CLEP/standardized exams, or other prior learning.
Pitt Greensburg offers Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs for the following military branches:
There have been no complaints registered to the VA 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.