Abraham Lincoln University, the pioneering California distance learning law school, now offers complementary diploma, associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs that may be of interest to aspiring learners serving on active duty in the US Armed Forces, as well as veterans and spouses of active duty military.
The Armed Forces themselves offer many benefits for active duty soldiers, veterans, reservists, and military spouses and families when it comes to education. DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support), Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC), and a number of other programs help with TA (Tuition Assistance). Occasional programs even help with the cost of equipment, transportation, and textbooks.
Many programs are tuition only, however, and do not cover one of the most unexpectedly expensive higher education costs: textbooks. In 2010, college students spent an average of more than $1,000 per year on textbooks; often, students don’t factor this in before thinking about the cost of a college education, and the added hundreds to thousands of dollars can cause a problem.
At Abraham Lincoln University, active duty military, veterans and spouses need not worry about the cost of textbooks. Whether undertaking a diploma program online or beginning our flagship Juris Doctor (J.D.) law degree program, the cost of textbooks will be covered for military personnel through the textbook grants that the University offers. At ALU, textbook grants cover all textbook costs—even if your military education benefits only cover tuition, textbook costs need not be a worry.
Textbook grants are just one of the many ways that military students receive a benefit at Abraham Lincoln University. For more information visit www.alu.edu.
