Military Spouses Can Apply for Scholarship with MyCAA
First 100 qualified applicants will receive up to $6,000 for career education
BRYANT AND STRATTON College Online has announced today that it will continue to offer 100 scholarships to military spouses, through its Salute to Spouses program, despite the recent change by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to partially reinstate the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program (MyCAA). The first 100 qualified applicants will receive a Salute to Spouses scholarship, which will provide up to $6,000 toward an online degree program at Bryant & Stratton College, a pioneer in career education since 1854 and the premier provider of online associate’s degrees. On March 11, 2010, DoD announced that it will resume operations of the MyCAA program for military spouses who currently have existing MyCAA accounts. The department will pay up to $6,000 in tuition assistance for spouses currently enrolled. However, DoD is continuing its review of the MyCAA program and no new accounts will be created until that review is complete. In February, the popular program was suspended after DoD received an unexpected and overwhelming number of enrollments.
“While it is great news that existing accounts will be honored, military spouses not currently enrolled in MyCAA must either put their education on hold, or find other ways of financing it until DoD begins accepting new enrollments,” said Scott Traylor, Bryant & Stratton’s Director of Admissions for Online Education. “Bryant & Stratton College Online remains committed to the Salute to Spouses scholarship program and is proud to provide military spouses access to career education wherever their family is stationed.”
According to the U.S. Department of Labour, 60 percent of the top-twenty fastest growing occupations require at least an associate’s degree. Portable high-growth, high-demand occupations, such as those in healthcare, is ideal for military spouses because they frequently relocate. The Salute to Spouses scholarship program is an opportunity for military spouses affected by the suspension of new MyCAA accounts to continue their education while the Department of Defense completes its review. If the MyCAA program begins accepting new enrollments, the combination of the Salute to Spouses scholarship and MyCAA cannot exceed the cost of tuition.
Bryant & Stratton College Online created the Salute to Spouses scholarship program for military spouses in response to the suspension of the MyCAA program. Salute to Spouses was launched on Monday, March 8 and will award 100 scholarships up to $600 (for part-time students) or $1,200 (for full-time students) per semester for programs offered by Bryant & Stratton College Online, with a maximum $6,000 scholarship award per recipient.
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