Awarding College Credit for Military Experience

WHAT IS COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HEROES?

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Texas colleges and universities partner with the Texas Workforce Commission College Credit for Heroes initiative to award college credit, workforce certifications and workforce licenses for military experience.

The initiative created www.collegecreditforheroes.org, a web-based application and database for veterans and service members to receive an official evaluation of credit that can be used at colleges and universities throughout the state.

College Credit for Heroes also develops accelerated curricula at some institutions for in-demand career fields such as:

LEARN MORE! For a full list of opportunities available through

College Credit for Heroes www.texasworkforce.org/ccfh

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Alamo Colleges*

Angelo State University*

Austin Community College*

Brookhaven College* Dallas County Community College District

Cedar Valley College* Dallas County Community College District

Central Texas College

Dallas County Community College District

Del Mar College

Eastfield College* Dallas County Community College District

El Centro College* Dallas County Community College District

Grayson College*

Houston Community College* Coleman College of Health Sciences

Lee College*

Lone Star College System*

McLennan Community College

Mountain View College* Dallas County Community College District

National American University Texas Locations

Navarro College

North Lake College* Dallas County Community College District

Parker University

Prairie View A&M University

Richland College* Dallas County Community College District

San Jacinto Community College District*

Tarleton State University

Tarrant County College District*

Temple College*

Texas A&M Health Science Center

Texas A&M International University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Texas A&M University–Central Texas

Texas A&M University–Commerce

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University–Kingsville

Texas A&M University–San Antonio

Texas A&M University–Texarkana

Texas State Technical College System

Texas State Technical College–Harlingen*

Texas State University

Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center*

The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at El Paso

Western Governors University Texas

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Vernon College

West Texas A&M University

Western Governors University Texas

*Offers an accelerated degree or certification program for veterans in addition to accepting course credit earned through a College Credit for Heroes evaluation.

IDENTIFY YOUR COLLEGE CREDITS WITH OUR EVALUATION TOOL

Get Started —Follow these simple steps:

1. Visit the CCH webpage at www.collegecreditforheroes.org.You can search for credits for your current courses and register for a CCH account.

2. After you create a CCH account, login and request an evaluation of military educational experience; check the status of your requests; communicate with CCH staff; and upload, view and download military evaluation results and related documents.

3. Request an official transcript to be sent to a Texas college or university of your choice. Contact the college to determine what credits will be accepted toward your program of study. If you attended other colleges, you may be asked to provide official transcripts.

www.collegecreditforheroes.org

COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HEROESCollege Credit for Heroes is a workforce development initiative designed to recognize the exceptional knowledge and skills gained by veterans and service members, award these individuals college credits for their military experience and accelerate degree, workforce certificate, and licensing programs, allowing them to more easily re-enter the workforce.Administered by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)

COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HEROES TESTIMONIALS “I took for granted the challenges I would experience in trying to find a job. I attended multiple job fairs, completed several applications and was at my wits’ end. I applied to Grayson College to receive my Associates of Applied Science as well as other certifications. I was able to transfer certain credits through College Credit for Heroes. It means a lot to me to be given this opportunity.” –John Dornstadter, Jr. U.S. Army veteran and

student in the Welding Program at Grayson College, has seen success firsthand through the College Credit for Heroes program.

“We are grateful to the College Credit for Heroes Program for their cooperation, diligence and focus on helping our veterans in the classroom. Through this grant, we will be able to acknowledge the rigorous training these medics and corpsmen received in the military and provide them with the skills needed to rapidly place them into the workforce toward upward mobility.”

–Melinda Mitchell Jones, Associate Professor at Texas Tech University Health and Science Center

Helping veterans and service members move from the military to the workforce.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONContact your College Credit for Heroes Representative

PHONE: 877-463-1777EMAIL: CollegeCreditHeroes@twc.state.tx.us

www.collegecreditforheroes.orgEqual Opportunity Employer/Program

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