The military is a real-life classroom. Your experience and training may be worth college credit. That’s why the American Council on Education (ACE) created recommendations for colleges to accept military experience and training for course credit. The Army and Navy maintain a database of your MOS and course descriptions which are organized in a recommendation for course credit. The Air Force and Coast Guard transcripts do not have ACE recommendations, but courses are considered community college credits and are evaluated like any credits from a two-year institution.

When enrolling in school, you can order an official transcript from your branch of service sent to your prospective college for evaluation. Transferring military earned credits will help you save money and complete your degree faster.