Click links for “View Our Breakdown Of The Updated Benefits” at the end of the first paragraph, “GI Comparison Tool” or “Frequently Asked Questions” for more details. Or check the website for provisions and revisions to policies on: • Purple Heart Recipients • Eligibility for Yellow Ribbon Program • Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) • Priority Enrollment • Independent study at technical schools and non-institutions of higher learning (IHLs) • Work-Study expansion • Fry Scholarship recipients In August 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs began accepting applications for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program that provides up to nine additional months of Post-9/11 benefits to eligible individuals enrolled in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering and math) program of education. Consolidation of benefit levels and Yellow Ribbon extension to active Duty Service Members rolled out in August 2020 and 2022, respectively. For full Forever GI Bill details, visit Benefits.va.gov/gibill/forevergibill.asp. Adult Education 136 HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY As the largest private, nonprofit university in Hawaii, HPU offers a dynamic learning environment attracting students from all 50 states and more than 65 countries. Serving military students for more than 40 years, the University provides 20-plus degree plan options taught online through the College of Professional Studies/Military Campus Programs and at military base campuses, the downtown campus in the heart of Honolulu, Windward Hawaii Loa campus in Kaneohe and at Oceanic Institute of HPU in East Oahu. In 2018, HPU was recognized as one of the “Top Colleges & Universities” by Military Advanced Education & Transition, and for 2018-19, the University received the bronze accolade as a Military Friendly School. From inquiry through graduation, onbase campus academic coordinators/advisors assist military students with registration, financial aid information, counseling, and VA benefit information. Degree programs and courses for the military community are offered online and at Hickam Air Force Base, MCBH Kaneohe, Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Schofield Barracks, and Tripler Army Medical Center. Flexible military campus course schedules are designed to improve access to and availability of education programs for service members, veterans, DoD employees, and family members. HPU features a variety of schedule formats to offset service members’ mobility. Throughout the year, Military Campus Programs provides accelerated 8-week undergraduate and graduate courses in convenient formats held in the evenings. Significant online course options maximize flexibility and enable students to complete their education from anywhere in the world. Many associate, bachelor and master degree programs can be obtained entirely online so that students can continue education while on deployment or after moving from Hawaii. To find out more, contact the HPU Military Campus Programs office nearest you: JBPHH-Hickam: 808-543-8053 MCBH Kaneohe/Camp Smith: 808-544-9313 JBPHH-Pearl Harbor: 808-687-7081 Schofield Barracks: 808-687-7093 Tripler Army Medical Center: 808-544-1493 Detailed information is also available at www.hpu.edu/military-and-veterans or by emailing mcp@hpu.edu.
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