Troops To Teachers Central States

As part of the Defense Wide Review, the Department of Defense (DoD) has realigned the Troops to Teachers (TTT) resources to higher priority programs more closely aligned to the National Defense Strategy. As a result, the Defense Department has cancelled the TTT Program, effective October 1, 2020. The program is scheduled to sunset by the end of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. Click here to review the FAQs for more information. -- Over the coming months, the TTT Program will work ...closely with participants, hiring authorities and other organizations affected by the program sunset to communicate and coordinate final program details necessary until October 2021. -- State offices will continue to assist TTT participants who registered and applied to the program until sunset. All program personnel are teleworking due to the national health crisis. Emails are checked remotely and responded to in the order in which they are received. Thank you for your patience, as we work to respond as quickly as possible.

Founded in 1881 and named for Civil War general Francis Marion Drake, the University boasts more than 130 years of proud history and many traditions. Drake University enrolled their first international students within five years of their foundingwelcoming arrivals from China, Persia, Armenia, and Japan. https://www.facebook.com/DrakeUniversity

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Founded in 1875 in Parkville, Mo, Park University is a comprehensive, independent institution that is a national leader in higher education. In 2000, Park University achieved university status and now serves close to 17,000 students annually at 40 campus centers in 21 states, including 35 campuses on military installations, and online worldwide. https://www.facebook.com/parkuniversity/

Calvary University offers a tuition rate for active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their immediate family members: $250 per credit hour for all undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs for Military and Veterans. Calvary University’s Masters of. Divinity degree meets the academic requirements for military chaplaincy in the U.S. Armed Forces. https://www.facebook.com/calvarywarriors

Lincoln University - Missouri founded in 1866 by the men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries, at the close of the Civil War. Lincoln University is proud of its military history and appreciates the service and sacrifices of all our veterans, service members and military families. https://www.facebook.com/LUBlueTigers

Southwest Baptist University first opened its doors in 1878 in Lebanon, MO, as Southwest Baptist College. In 1879 the college was chartered by the state of Missouri and moved to Bolivar. Early writings recount a legacy of sacrificial giving and extraordinary efforts by Baptists in southwest Missouri to establish and maintain the college. Southwest Baptist University offers priority registration to students using veterans' educational benefits and veterans and military members who submit appropriate documentation. https://www.facebook.com/SBUniv

Baptist Bible College, founded in 1950, is a private Christian college that specializes in ministry and professional studies degrees. BBC has a long heritage of producing Christian professionals and ministers; offering accredited degrees at the associate, bachelor, and masters levels. https://www.facebook.com/BBCandTS/

Missouri already had two normal schools in other parts of the state, when Southeast Missouri State University was founded in 1873, it was called the Third District Normal School. Normal schools served as training grounds for elementary and high school teachers and were eventually referred to as teachers’ colleges. Southeast Salutes: Military Package values the efforts of service members, veterans and their dependents, Southeast offers exclusive benefits just for this popula...tion. This includes in-state tuition for service members, veterans and their dependents, deferment of tuition and enrollment-related fees, until the end of term, for CH 31 and CH 33 VA Education Benefit recipients, maximum credit hours for military service granted and ACT/SAT is not required for admission for military and veteran students who are 21 years or older or have at least 24 transferable credit hours from an accredited college or university. https://www.facebook.com/SEMissouriState/ See more

Westminster College was founded by Rev. William W. Robertson and the local Presbyterians in 1851 as Fulton College and assumed the present name in 1853. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill put Fulton on the map when he delivered his world-famous Iron Curtain Speech on Westminster College's campus. A Yellow Ribbon and Military Friendly school in the heart of Missouri. WCMO has veterans from all areas of the service, Army and Air Force ROTC cadets, as well as other students pursuing commissioning programs in the Marine Corps. http://www.facebook.com/westminstercollegemo

Central Christian College of the Bible was founded in February of 1957. In the fall of 2020, Central is lowering its overall cost by nearly 20% and is providing a personalized approach to scholarship opportunities. https://www.facebook.com/cccb.edu

Originally established in 1905, Northwest Missouri State University is a state-assisted, four-year regional university that also offers graduate degree programs. Northwest Missouri State University is a part of the Show-ME GOLD program offering college students the opportunity for professional development to become officers in the Missouri Army National Guard. https://www.facebook.com/nwmissouri

For our veterans in the Kansas City area, if you or someone you know needs a car fill out the application and have it turned in by August 28, 2020. https://www.progressive.com//corporate-r/keys-to-progress/

Missouri Southern State University was founded in 1937. They participate in the following programs for veterans: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Principles of Excellence, U.S. Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding and Missouri Returning Heroes Education Act. MSSU also offers military service members and veterans: In-State Tuition Regardless of Residency Status, Priority Registration for Enrollment in Courses, College Credit for Military Training and Experience and the Application Fee for Admissions is waived. https://www.facebook.com/mssulions/

Harris-Stowe State University was founded in 1857 and is a historically black college university located in St. Louis, MO. It is ranked #1 in Missouri and #47 in the U.S. in granting degrees in Mathematics and Statistics to African-Americans. Additionally, Harris-Stowe is ranked #47 in the nation in graduating African-Americans in the field of Education. Harris-Stowe is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as 1 of the top 10 public schools in the country where in-state st...udents paid the least for the 2016-2017 school year. They are ranked 28 among the 2016 top Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). They received a $5 million Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Grant (LSAMP) from the National Science Foundation. This grant is the largest received in the history of Harris-Stowe. They are 1 of 44 institutions selected nationally for the 3-year Re-imagine the First Year of College (RFY) Project awarded by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. https://my.hssu.edu/go?facebook See more