Minnesota Veteran - Educational Institutions

Information to further your education.

Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED)

Most Minnesota school districts have ABE programs available or cooperate with an Area Learning Center to provide basic skills, academic high school completion programs and support services to serve dropouts and adults who need basic skills. For more information contact your local school district administration office or the 'Hotline' at the Minnesota Literacy Council. Phone (800) 222-1990 in greater Minnesota, (651) 645-3723 in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

For a list of GED testing centers, call the Minnesota Department of Education at (651) 582-8445 or 8446 or visit the GED website.

Minnesota Online and the Military Student

Military members can take an array of college courses online from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities offering online courses and programs through Minnesota Online. A wide range of full programs, program specific courses, and a variety of general education courses are offered online.

www.guardonline.mnscu.edu

Minnesota Private Colleges

Information on the 17 private, four-year liberal arts colleges located in Minnesota.

www.mnprivatecolleges.org

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system comprises 32 colleges and universities, including 25 two-year colleges and seven state universities. The system is separate from the University of Minnesota.

www.mnscu.edu

United States Air Force Academy

The staff and faculty of the U.S. Air Force Academy, in the interest of our future national security, molds our future leaders into outstanding young men and women into Air Force officers with knowledge, character, and discipline; motivated to lead the worlds' greatest aerospace force in service to the nation. Before its graduates enter various flying and support specialties, the Academy trains them to be, first and foremost, Air Force officers. Of the more than 35,009 cadets have graduated in 44 classes, more than 51.2 percent are still on active duty.

www.usafa.af.mil

United States Coast Guard Academy

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is unique among the service academies in that we educate the leaders of a humanitarian force. The United States Coast Guard is the oldest life-saving service in the world. As a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard, you will be leading a force of men and women who are continually called on to serve their community, country and fellow citizens. At our beautiful campus on the Thames River in New London, Conn., the academy provides a four-year Bachelor of Science degree program with a full scholarship for each individual. Each year, approximately 175 ensigns are commissioned during graduation exercises in May.

www.cga.edu

United States Military Academy at West Point

From the day of its founding on March 16, 1802, West Point has grown in its size and stature, but it remains committed to the task of producing commissioned leaders of character for America's Army. Today, the Academy graduates more than 900 new officers annually, which represents approximately 25 percent of the new lieutenants required by the Army each year. The student body, or Corps of Cadets, numbers 4,000, of whom approximately 15 percent are women.

www.usma.edu

United States Naval Academy

The Naval Academy was founded in 1845 by the Secretary of the Navy, George Bancroft, in what is now historic Annapolis, MD. The history of the Academy has often reflected the history of the United States itself. As the U.S. Navy has moved from a fleet of sail and steam-powered ships to a high tech fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and surface ships as well as supersonic aircraft, the Academy has changed also. The Naval Academy gives young men and women the up-to-date academic and professional training needed to be effective naval and marine officers in their assignments after graduation.

www.usna.edu

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is one of the most comprehensive public universities in the United States and ranks among the most prestigious. It is both the state land-grant university, with a strong tradition of education and public service, and the state's primary research university, with faculty of national and international reputation.

www.umn.edu