Military Applicants

Westwood College is honored to serve those who have served or are currently serving their country. Westwood is a member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC), a consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to helping service members and their families earn college degrees. We are proud to be approved by all branches of the military to offer a flexible learning environment to members of the armed forces on all of our 17 campuses and through our online offerings.

Whether you are on active duty, a member of the reserves, a veteran or a retiree, you can take advantage a variety of Westwood degree programs that may be in demand in both the military and private sectors. Options include Construction Management, Criminal Justice, Game Software Development, Information Systems Security, Network Management, and a host of business degrees.¹

Dedicated student advisors with military backgrounds are ready to make your educational experience easy and enjoyable. They can help guide you through financial and administrative requirements so you can focus your attention on earning a degree. Westwood accepts a number of government-supported student aid programs on behalf of military members and veterans, including the recently enacted Post-9/11 GI Bill and the new Yellow Ribbon Program provision of this bill. Learn more about your options by visiting our Post-9/11 GI Bill and Military Resource Center pages. We are committed to working with each military student to ensure you receive the maximum amount of educational benefits available through federal programs.

Transfer credits from exams and military experience

You may be eligible to receive credit for selected formal military course work and training. Westwood College uses the credit recommendations of the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Guide for the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services to evaluate both military classroom and experiential training. This council continuously evaluates military schools, correspondence courses and occupations to determine the amount of college-level credit available. DANTES and CLEP exams can also be submitted for consideration. Based on the applicability of the particular examination to programs at the college you may be eligible to receive course credit. We recommended checking with the campus before taking any exam to ensure the credit can be transferred into your degree program. Each service branch has its own system for recording military education and experience credits and can provide copies of your transcripts. Coursework or training must be similar in scope and credits to a Westwood course in order to receive credit for a particular class.

Highlights of enrolling in a Westwood College degree program include:

27 bachelor’s and associate degree programs from which to choose
Programs available in business, design, technology, justice, healthcare and industrial services
Convenient options for campus and online learning
Flexible coursework schedules
24-hour access to online libraries
Technical support
Career development assistance and tuition-free alumni retraining³
Application and/or registration fee waivers may be available

Getting started

Related programs

¹ Not all programs offered at all campuses
² Financial aid available to those who qualify
³ Participating in the Westwood alumni retraining is tuition-free for qualified graduates. Additional costs such as online lab fees, books and supplies are the responsibility of the student. Retraining is limited to the program from which the student graduated and is subject to class and space availability