Education
Looking to further your education? Many local colleges and universities have programs to assist Service Members and Veterans with the process. Before diving into the higher ed resources below, consider these resources to help prepare for applying for college:
Operation Recognition: Veterans who left high school without graduating are eligible to earn New York State high school diplomas. https://veterans.ny.gov/operation-recognition#:~:text=Veterans%20who%20left%20high%20school,with%20a%20high%20school%20diploma.
Joint Service Transcript: JST is an academically accepted document approved by the American Council on Education (ACE) to validate a service members military occupational experience and training along with the corresponding ACE college credit recommendations. Home page (doded.mil)
Veterans Upward Bound: This free program assists Veterans enter any educational program, from certificates all the way up to bachelors programs. Veterans Upward Bound aids in the college admissions process, including applying for and understanding financial aid benefits, providing refresher courses, one-on-one tutoring, laptop loans, and connections to local resources https://www.rit.edu/universitystudies/vub
VA: Learn more about available VA education and training benefits. VA Education And Training Benefits | Veterans Affairs
Regional
State University of New York (SUNY)
https://www.suny.edu/attend/get-started/military-and-veteran-students/
Livingston
Genesee Community College (locations in Dansville and Lima)
Veteran Services - Genesee Community College
State University of New York Brockport (SUNY Geneseo)
Monroe
Empire State University
Veteran and Military Education | Empire State University (sunyempire.edu)
Monroe Community College (MCC)
https://www.monroecc.edu/depts/veterans/
Nazareth
https://www2.naz.edu/admissions/veterans-military-services
Roberts Wesleyan
https://www.roberts.edu/military/veterans-benefits/
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
https://www.rit.edu/admissions/veterans
St. John Fisher University
https://www.sjf.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid/veterans-benefits/
State University of New York Brockport (SUNY Brockport)
https://www.brockport.edu/scholarships-aid/financial-aid/veterans/
University of Rochester (U of R)
https://admissions.rochester.edu/applying/veteran-resources/
Ontario
Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC)
https://www.flcc.edu/veterans/
Hobart and William Smith
https://www.hws.edu/admissions/tuition-scholarships-and-aid/veteran-students.aspx
Yates
Keuka College