A student’s military training, courses, and occupational specialty may all be considered for college credit. Military service credit in the occupational/technical areas (i.e., Engineering, Health Technology) may require approval by the appropriate school dean prior to award.
In order to receive credit for military training, the student must submit a military transcript which includes the ACE recommended credit and initiate a request for evaluation to the Virginia Western Records office. Note: If the student submits only the DD214 and no military transcript, only credit for HLT 110 will be awarded. Students who have completed basic training, regardless of the date of military experience, and have been honorably discharged may receive up to three credits for HLT 110.
The DSST program, formerly known as DANTES, is currently offered by Prometric. Virginia Western may award course credit for acceptable DSST scores, as recommended by the ACE. DSST credit cannot be given for a course that is not offered by the college. A complete listing of current and prior tests and recommended scores may be found at: https://www.GetCollegeCredit.com
Each branch of the service has its own transcript request service. Depending on the branch in which you served, a transcript can be requested from the following:
Air Force
https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Registrar/Transcript-Requests/
CCAF/DFRS
Simler Hall STE 128
130 West Maxwell Blvd.
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
Army, Coast Guard, Navy or Marine
Joint Service Transcript (JST) website: https://jst.doded.mil/official.html
For JST Technical Issues:
NETPDTC
ATTN: JST Operations Center N615
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509
email: jst@doded.mil
Credits2Career: Credit for Prior Learning Predictor Tool
C2C is Virginia’s Community College System’s (VCCS) Academic and Career Portal.
It is a personalized virtual counseling tool that will provide military-connected users access to:
- Exchange the knowledge and skills you learned in the military for college credit at VWCC.
- Explore academic degree programs offered by all 23 community colleges.
- Instantly get an estimate of potential credits from your military education, experience, and training.
- Personalized exploration of civilian careers related to your military training and specialties; personal interests; or recommended by interest evaluations.
- Receive real time employment information to assist military and veteran students in making informed post-secondary decisions.
Your time in the military changed your life forever. Now it’s time to let it change the course of your career. Click on the link to get started: https://www.credits2careers.org/.