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  DOD extends deadline for colleges to sign new tuition aid pact

  The Department of Defense said U.S. colleges that hope to receive tuition assistance funds will have another three months to accept new requirements meant to ensure the protection of servicemembers.

  03:30 December 19, 2011
• Officials admit error that inflated GI Bill money to for-profit schools
• In about-face, Marines restore tuition aid levels
• Tuition assistance slashed by 80 percent for Marines
• Veterans taking online courses to get GI Bill housing stipend
• Senators blast rise in GI Bill funds going to for-profit colleges
• Congress passes GI Bill fixes to protect vets' tuition payments
• Stars and Stripes coverage of the GI Bill

• For college bound, a look at financial aid changes

  Navigating the universe of financial aid can be confusing. That's because there's a vast patchwork of grants, scholarships and loans available. But a failure to properly compare the options and explore the alternatives could mean the difference in thousands of dollars in debt upon graduation.

• Students go at own pace at school without boundaries
• Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
• As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
• Where are America’s most popular colleges?
• College endowments show growth for FY 2011
• For-profit colleges under attack for treatment of veterans
• Black students: Duke study shows deeper problems
• More aid for college athletes sought
• In seminar, Pa. undergraduates help asylum seekers

College profiles

• Top military friendly schools for 2012

  The 2012 Military Friendly Schools List, put out by GI Jobs magazine, honors colleges and universities that do the most to welcome military veterans and enhance their experience as students.

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  San Antonio College

  At San Antonio College, basic training is accepted toward two Physical Education credits

• The Catholic University of America
• California Coast Unviersity
• Bryant & Stratton College Online
• Waldorf College
• Columbia Southern University
• Cleveland State University
• The George Washington University
• University of Utah
• Jacksonville State University
• University of Oregon
• Chaminade University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Cameron University
• Baker College
• Liberty University
• University of South Carolina-Columbia
• University of New Hampshire Manchester
• Washington State University