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Understanding Progress Toward Degree Completion for Student Veterans in the Post 9-11 Era

Author : David T. Vacchi
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Progress Toward Degree Completion for Student Veterans in the Post 9-11 Era written by David T. Vacchi and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veterans have long-succeeded in higher education, but because available data on contemporary student veteran success has been difficult to uncover, some question the success of this reemerging student population. While data is emerging that suggest student veterans are succeeding in higher education, this study sought to reveal factors that contributed to the success of graduating student veterans in the hopes that these factors can be nurtured in current and future generations of student veterans to help ensure their success as students. Using a new method, the focused life-history narrative, and a conceptual model grounded in nontraditional student theory and Astin's IEO Model, this study suggests that success influencers emerge during the education of veterans, primarily from faculty and staff, but also from peer veterans, that serve to validate the decision to go to college by veterans and thus propels veterans forward to success. Other findings suggest that timely and accurate processing of education benefits serves to improve focus on the academic experience, rather than worrying about tuition and fee payments, enhancing success. Finally, this study suggests that structure and discipline are important to the successful degree attainment of veterans.

Completing the Mission

Author : Wendy A. Lang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Completing the Mission written by Wendy A. Lang and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the two years since the Post-9/11 GI Bill went into effect we have watched the impact of this new generation of servicemembers from Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and other conflicts unfold on college campuses. Among the nine institutions surveyed, approximately 6,000 veterans, dependents, or service-members have taken advantage of education benefits, and the sample cohort revealed they are progressing toward degrees consistently or more rapidly than their traditional peers in the categories that compose the GPI.

What’s Next for Student Veterans?

Author : David DiRamio
Publisher : The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience
ISBN 13 : 1942072163
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis What’s Next for Student Veterans? by : David DiRamio

Download or read book What’s Next for Student Veterans? written by David DiRamio and published by The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008, more than 1.4 million service members and their families became eligible for higher education benefits, and veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan enrolled in colleges and universities in record numbers. The first wave of research about these new student veterans focused primarily on describing their characteristics and the transition from military service to civilian life and the college campus. This new edited collection presents findings from the second wave of research about student veterans, with a focus on data-driven evidence of academic success factors, including persistence, retention, degree completion, and employment after college. An invaluable resource for educators poised to enter the next phase of supporting military-connected college students.

Student Veteran Undergraduate Degree Completers

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Student Veteran Undergraduate Degree Completers written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research project investigated the experiences of adult student veterans who have completed postsecondary education degrees utilizing veteran education benefits. The purpose of this grounded theory research was to discover how veterans are able to complete baccalaureate degrees within the 36 months allowed under the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill education benefits. The participants for the study included 15 adults who are current or former military servicemembers of 18 years of age or older and have earned a bachelor’s degree from a not-for-profit public or not-for-profit private postsecondary institution. The risks associated with this study were minimal. Precautionary steps were taken to protect the identities of the participants. This study will contribute to the conversations of how undergraduate degree completions by veterans in the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill era are accomplished. Additionally, the concepts revealed by this research led to the development of a framework that may be useful as a path to completion for military veterans and military servicemembers transitioning into academia with the hope of completing a bachelor’s-level degree using veteran education benefits to cover the costs.

The GI Bill

Author : Glenn Altschuler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199720428
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The GI Bill written by Glenn Altschuler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, it was far from an obvious, straightforward piece of legislation, but resulted from tense political maneuvering and complex negotiations. As Altschuler and Blumin show, an unlikely coalition emerged to shape and pass the bill, bringing together both New Deal Democrats and conservatives who had vehemently opposed Roosevelt's social-welfare agenda. For the first time in American history returning soldiers were not only supported, but enabled to pursue success--a revolution in America's policy towards its veterans. Once enacted, the G.I. Bill had far-reaching consequences. By providing job training, unemployment compensation, housing loans, and tuition assistance, it allowed millions of Americans to fulfill long-held dreams of social mobility, reshaping the national landscape. The huge influx of veterans and federal money transformed the modern university and the surge in single home ownership vastly expanded America's suburbs. Perhaps most important, as Peter Drucker noted, the G.I. Bill "signaled the shift to the knowledge society." The authors highlight unusual or unexpected features of the law--its color blindness, the frankly sexist thinking behind it, and its consequent influence on race and gender relations. Not least important, Altschuler and Blumin illuminate its role in individual lives whose stories they weave into this thoughtful account. Written with insight and narrative verve by two leading historians, The G.I. Bill makes a major contribution to the scholarship of postwar America.

Defining and Improving Success for Student Veterans

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defining and Improving Success for Student Veterans written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Called to Serve

Author : Florence A. Hamrick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118240146
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Called to Serve written by Florence A. Hamrick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically. Called to Serve offers academics and administrators a handbook highlighting the most current research, program initiatives, and recommendations for creating policies and services that can help student veterans and service members succeed, including: Strategies for organizing and staffing services for veterans and service members Suggestions for creating institutional infrastructures and policies related to enrollment, transfer, and degree completion Frameworks for working with service members with physical, emotional, and learning disabilities Praise for Called to Serve "An excellent resource tool for key university leadership who desire to support the success of incoming and current student veterans." —Renee T. Finnegan, colonel (retired), executive director, Military Initiatives and Partnerships, Office of the President, University of Louisville "One of the more compelling issues of our time is the integration of returning veterans and service members into our society following their service to our country. This handbook will be a critical tool in guiding higher education professionals in developing strategies to ensure their success in college." —Kevin Kruger, president, NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education "This timely book explains and presents a new meaning of 'called to service.' The issues and vignettes bring to life real situations that will be facing all campuses. I highly recommend this valuable resource to those looking forward and not back." —Gregory Roberts, executive director, ACPA–College Student Educators International "I have waited over forty years for such a comprehensive handbook to be written about the challenges, opportunities, and rewards that are associated with providing higher education to America's veterans—our future leaders. Well done." —Robert E. Wallace, Vietnam veteran and executive director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Washington Office

From Benefits to Success

Author : Sammi Marie Morrill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book From Benefits to Success written by Sammi Marie Morrill and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Post-9/11 GI Bill represents unprecedented federal funding intended to aid veterans in furthering their education and successfully making the transition to the civilian workforce. While widely reported that the student veteran population experiences unique challenges on college campuses that may hinder their degree completion, there is little empirical research on their educational outcomes. Research is especially scarce at the community college level. The purpose of this study was to investigate the variables that influence completion and transfer rates among Post-9/11 student veterans enrolled at a Texas community college. The Bean and Metzner (1985) model of nontraditional student attrition served as the conceptual framework for the study and was adapted to reflect the background and defining variables, academic outcome, and environmental variables relevant to the study’s focus on student veterans and the mission of community colleges. Institutional and National Student Clearinghouse data were used in this study. First, descriptive analysis offered a baseline portrait of student veterans who were successful at completing a certificate/degree or transferring and those who were not. Second, independent measures t-tests and chi-square tests of independence revealed age, at time of enrollment, and first-term cumulative GPA were significantly associated to student veterans who earned a certificate or an associate degree, or transferred to a four-year institution. Next, a logistic regression analysis investigated the predictive nature of these variables to a student veteran’s successful completion or transfer. The overall model was found to be statistically significant, ([chi]2 = 12.117, p = .002, df = 2) and correctly predicted 86.5% of the population’s outcome. Finally, the influence of first-term cumulative GPA prompted a linear regression analysis of its relationship, as a dependent variable, with the remaining independent variables. The results suggested a statistically significant negative relationship between minority racial status and GPA, a statistically significant positive influence for full-time enrollment status, and a statistically significant positive effect for older student veterans on GPA. Recommendations for policy, practice, and future research are addressed in this study.

What's Next for Student Veterans?

Author : David C. DiRamio
Publisher : First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina
ISBN 13 : 9781942072157
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book What's Next for Student Veterans? written by David C. DiRamio and published by First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina. This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008, more than 1.4 million service members and their families became eligible for higher education benefits, and veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan enrolled in colleges and universities in record numbers. The first wave of research about these new student veterans focused mostly on describing their characteristics and the transition from military service to civilian life and the college campus. This new edited collection presents findings from the second wave of research about student veterans, with a focus on data-driven evidence of academic success factors, including persistence, retention, degree completion, and employment after college."--Provided by publisher.

A Review of Veteran Achievement in Higher Education

Author : C. A. Cate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book A Review of Veteran Achievement in Higher Education written by C. A. Cate and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report combining data on U.S. college degree attainment with information on veterans who have used Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits shows that 51.7 percent have received a postsecondary degree or certificate, a completion rate similar to traditional college students, and greater than other nontraditional students. The report measures for the first time how the most recent generation of veterans perform in higher education. Among the study's top findings: Although many take longer than traditional students to graduate, most student veterans complete their initial studies and often earn additional higher level degrees as well. Their delayed time-to-completion is due in large part to the unique challenges facing student veterans who are atypical of traditional college students, including age differences, and sometimes pausing their studies to serve in the military, including going overseas.

The Post 9/11 Student Veteran

Author : Kenneth A. Bracewell
Publisher : Kenneth A.\Bracewell
ISBN 13 : 9780692363775
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book The Post 9/11 Student Veteran written by Kenneth A. Bracewell and published by Kenneth A.\Bracewell. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have served your country. Whether you completed four years or twenty plus years of service in the Military. You are the 0.5 % of Americans who believe in duty, honor, country, and protecting our great nation that we all live in. You have thought about or are currently utilizing your VA education benefits. Excellent choice! You deserve these great benefits, and now it is time to take full advantage of what you are entitled to as a student Veteran. Whether you are utilizing the Post 9/11 GI Bill or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program as a service connected Veteran, coming back to school after a long absence, a first time student, experiencing a career or job change, or just exploring what is out there for you after Military life, this academic resource guide was made for you to include as part of your reading while you utilize your education benefits as a student Veteran. The Post 9/11 Student Veteran is a unique resource guide with multiple solutions for student Veterans attending college, which provides thorough methods, practical applications, research, and a professional structured format from an Army Combat Veteran's experience from the utilization of his VA education benefits, the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program.

Examining the College Experiences and Coping Mechanisms of Post 9/11 Student Veterans

Author : Mark A. Fegley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Examining the College Experiences and Coping Mechanisms of Post 9/11 Student Veterans written by Mark A. Fegley and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (1944) and subsequent funding legislation has enabled vast numbers of American military service members and veterans to attend colleges and universities (Osborne, 2014). For institutions that experienced declines in traditional age students due to changing demographics, Post 9/11 veterans are an attractive enrollment target because of guaranteed government funding. Veterans are particularly appealing to private, online institutions as a viable revenue stream. We know that student veterans share many of the same attributes of nontraditional students (Navarre Cleary, M., & Wozniak, K., 2013) but often do not perform as well as their nonveteran counterparts in the areas of academic performance, retention and in bachelor’s degree completion (Cate, Lyon, Schmeling, & Bogue, 2017; Durdella & Kim, 2012). While the amount of research into veteran transitions has increased in the past 10 years, previous studies have often focused on the provision of veteran services or on the mental and physical health issues of combat veterans. Little has been revealed about the lived college experience of Post 9/11 veterans and the difficulties they encounter. Although it has been established that student veterans tend to default to avoidance coping strategies (Romero, Riggs, & Ruggero, 2015), data about the effectiveness of their coping choices and the repercussions on their persistence in college is lacking. More research on veteran college transitions is needed, so this study seeks to address a critical gap in the literature. The purpose of this phenomenological study is to examine the lived experiences, academic challenges, and the coping strategies of Post 9/11 student veterans at a large, Midwestern university.

Journal of the First-year Experience & Students in Transition

Author :
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Journal of the First-year Experience & Students in Transition written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nontraditional Student Veterans' Experience with Campus Support Services Designed to Assist with Degree Completion

Author : Tamela Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Nontraditional Student Veterans' Experience with Campus Support Services Designed to Assist with Degree Completion written by Tamela Evans and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the nontraditional student veteran experience in higher education. The research question guiding this study was: How do nontraditional student veterans describe their experiences with support serves in higher education as they progress toward degree completion? Knowles (1984) Adult Learning Theory and the concepts of social and academic integration proposed by Bean and Metzner (1985) were used to conceptualize participant experience. I employed a design of Narrative Inquiry with interviews to explore the narratives of nine nontraditional student veterans enrolled in higher education. Five themes emerged from the thematic data analysis: (a) Nontraditional student veterans engage in purposeful pursuits, (b) Nontraditional student veterans experience "Military Gap" in higher education, (c) Institutional policies hinder degree completion for nontraditional student veterans, (d) Nontraditional student veterans are less likely to engage with student support services when perceived as ineffective from prior experience, and (e) Utilize tenets of Adult Learning Theory and Environmental Press as a guide in supporting nontraditional student veterans. These themes illustrate concerns and areas of support services that can be improved to support degree completion for these students. Concluding recommendations address providing supportive policy, programming, and services for nontraditional student veteran assistance in degree completion.

Post-9/11 Student Veterans in the Ivy League

Author : Carol Renee Kalin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Post-9/11 Student Veterans in the Ivy League written by Carol Renee Kalin and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, veterans are entering American colleges and universities in numbers not seen since World War II. Very few of today's veterans, however, attend our nation's most selective institutions. Military-connected students constitute about 5% of the total college-going population, but make up only 2% or less of the student body at Ivy League and Ivy Plus institutions. The purpose of this narrative study was to understand the experiences of these talented few student veterans, with a focus on undergraduates. The primary research questions were: 1) How do members of the current generation of veterans make the transition from the military to the Ivy League? 2) How are these veterans faring, academically and socially, in what is arguably the most challenging sector of higher education? A series of in-depth interviews with four veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines studying for undergraduate degrees at three different Ivy League schools was undertaken to address these questions. The resulting four biographies were interpreted using Vacchi and Berger's (2014) adaptation of Bronfenbrenner's (1989, 1995) ecological systems theory and from a life course perspective. Findings revealed that the veterans carefully planned their transition from the military to the academy, and eagerly sought and accepted transition support. Academically, the self-discipline learned in the military was most important to the four Ivy League student veterans' success. Social support from other veterans was also important, but to varying degrees. The four student veterans all shared insights gained from their military experience with civilian peers in Ivy League classrooms, though they disclosed their veteran status only selectively in social situations. These exchanges, formal and informal, were mutually beneficial. While some Ivy League institutions are taking steps to attract and better support military-connected students, from a public policy perspective, elite higher education is not doing enough to help close the civil-military gap in American society. To the extent that elite institutions cannot or will not accommodate more veterans as non-traditional undergraduates, a greater focus on ROTC programs could help achieve this goal, as could admitting more family members of long-serving military personnel.

The Greatest Generation II

Author : Jeffrey F. Weston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Generation II written by Jeffrey F. Weston and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the most lucrative version of the GI Bill since the original World War II version. As such, veterans are entering colleges and universities around the country at an increased rate that is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Despite this growing number of student veterans, it is unclear if university faculty and staff are prepared to deal with their unique needs. This study examined the transitional issues faced by veterans as they leave the military and enter higher education. Moreover, it sought to explore how colleges can provide support services that promote a positive and rewarding college experience for student veterans. Three questions guided this research: (a) How do veterans describe their transition from military to civilian life? (b) What stories do Post 9/11 veterans tell about their experiences in higher education? and (c) How do Post 9/11 veterans describe what faculty and staff can do to better serve their needs. To address these questions, a qualitative narrative research design was applied and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 veterans who successfully completed college following military service. Through analysis of the data, five findings revealed that veterans in college have unique needs that need to be addressed. The findings revealed that while veterans face unique needs when entering higher education, they also possess a maturity level that helps them overcome challenges associated with higher education. Findings also revealed that peer-to-peer support is crucial to veterans successfully completing college. As the number of veterans in college continues to increase, so does the need for university administrators to gain a deeper understanding of their issues.

Post-9/11 Military Veterans and Higher Education

Author : Dani Molina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Post-9/11 Military Veterans and Higher Education written by Dani Molina and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though post-9/11 veterans now have access to college funding that increases their purchasing power and postsecondary access through the Post-9/11 GI Bill, it is unclear what factors will lead them to pursue a higher education. Historically a majority of veterans will not use their VA education benefits. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Survey of Veterans show that on average only 39 percent of all veterans in the U.S. will use their earned postsecondary benefits after leaving the military (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2001, 2010). This is troubling given that earning money for college is one of the primary reasons cited for enlisting in the military (Eighmey, 2006; Woodruff, Kelty, & Segal, 2006; Zinger & Cohen, 2010) and the financial resources are available through various VA education programs. This study examined key factors that led post-9/11 veterans to enroll in higher education. A central focus of this study was to identify key factors that explain why a majority of veterans enter two-year and for-profit institutions instead of four-year institutions after leaving active duty. This study used data from the Education Longitudinal Study (ELS) of 2002, which is publicly available through the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). First presented was a descriptive portrait of veterans who did and did not enter college, as well as a description of veterans at two-year, for-profit, and four-year institutions. Second, a logistic regression analysis was used to answer the first research question, which sought to examine factors related to veterans' college enrollment. Finally, a multinomial logistic regression was employed to respond to the second research question, which explored key factors that predict veterans' attendance at two-year and for-profit institutions compared to four-year institutions. The final logistic regression results showed that veterans' educational expectations and the number of friends who planned to enter four-year institutions during high school (peer plans) were the most significant predictors of college enrollment among veterans, even after accounting for gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), highest math taken in high school, and high school urbanicity. The multinomial logistic regression found that, once veterans' demographic characteristics, high school context, and other factors are controlled for, the highest math taken and educational expectations are the best predictors of enrollment into two-year colleges. Moreover, the multinomial logistic regression results shows that veterans' enrollment into for-profit colleges compared to four-year institutions is also best explained by the highest math courses taken in high school, even after accounting for gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), educational expectations, peer plans, and high school urbanicity. These findings have implications for policy development and practice at various levels. Given the lack of empirical research on student veterans, this area also needs further research.