Title IV

Paying for College
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<p>I am really split on which degree to take. For one thing, I am former military, and I have attended various schools foreign and stateside (87 semester credits in total). I have Va benefits, but not that much... So I just want to attend an online college.</p>

<p>There are some online military-friendly schools. One, American military university, which I have no doubts about.. and American Sentinel University, which I do have doubts about.</p>

<p>In particular, ASU is Title IV eligible, but does not participate. I think that means no financial aid. If you look at their website, Tuition</a> & Fees | Cost per Credit Hour | American Sentinel University
They make it sound like not participating in Title IV is good. How?</p>

<p>Might they just not be accredited enough for it?</p>

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<p>I don’t know anything about ASU. Here are the government regulations covering distance learning & correspondence courses: <a href=“http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/0910FSAHbkVol2Ch8DistanceEd.pdf[/url]”>http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/0910FSAHbkVol2Ch8DistanceEd.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I would be leery of giving a lot of money to a school unless it is accredited & has a proven track record of placement in the field of study you plan to pursue.</p>