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Graduation rates will increase

Veterans will graduate faster and qualify for better-paying jobs sooner

Fewer private loans will be needed

Fewer Veterans will default

Innovative Technology for

Transfer Student Advising

Ideally Suited to Assist the Department of Veterans Affairs

And Our Nation’s Veterans and Their Families

~250,000* Veterans Annually Begin Undergraduate

GI Bill-Funded Programs

None Have Received Impartial, Independent

Academic Advising To Help Them

Make a Wise Decision

Will Fill That Void and Solve Two Problems Beyond the VA’s Control

That Unnecessarily Increase GI Bill Expenditures

Source: Complete College America’s “Time is the Enemy”, September 27, 2011

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Certificate Associate Bachelors

Average Credits Lost When Changing Colleges All Adults

Have Been Determined Equivalent to the Training Servicemembers Receive During Their Active Duty Service

Are Recommended for these Courses

S Offi i l D D “Mili G id h E l i f Ed i l E i i h A d S i ”

90,000+ College Courses

275,000+ College Credits

Through the “Military Guide” to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services…

275,000+ Recommended Credits

In the Military Guide

~85,000+ Credits

~160,000 Credits

Will Apply to Major or General Education

Requirements

Will Apply ONLY to “Free Elective”

Degree Requirements

275,000+ Recommended Credits

In the Military Guide

~160,000 Recommended College Credits For Occupations

~115,000 Recommended College Credits For Training Courses

WILL NOT Be Recognized by Many “WEAM” - listed Institutions

WILL Be Recognized By All “WEAM” - listed Institutions

44% 42% DO NOT Receive All Attain Possible Transfer Credit Degrees

56% 82% DO Receive All Attain Possible Transfer Credit Degrees

Source: William Doyle. 2006. “Community College Transfers and College Graduation: Whose Choices Matter Most?”

For 2-yr to 4-yr Degree Transfer Students – All Adults

Veterans Need Only Point and Click

Through 3 Simple Steps That Take Just Minutes

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Could Reduce GI Bill Costs Over a 5-Year Budget Cycle By More Than

$175 Million

Tuition Disparity Between Public Institutions and High-Advertising, For-Profit Institutions

Source: U.S. Senate HELP Committee. “For Profit Higher Education: The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success” 7/31/20112. Page 36.

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Would Reduce GI Bill Costs Over a 5-Year Budget Cycle By More Than

$150 Million

10+ Yrs. as Sole Vendor to Advise Army Reserve/Guard soldiers

Automated Military Guide college credit software provides instant answers

Serving higher education industry since 1987. Clients include USAR, ARNG, DoL, Boeing IAM, Northrop Grumman,

Motorola, Colgate Palmolive, Delta Airlines, et al Patent pending for proprietary comparison technology

Patent-Pending Higher Education Advising Technology And DoD-Proven Advising Services

Impartial. Military-Experienced. Innovative.