More Than $750,000 Awarded to Tennessee Colleges to Support Student Veterans

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has awarded funding to 13 colleges and universities to help veterans and service members earn post secondary degrees.

Tennessee Tech has received a total of $71,355 in Veteran Reconnect funds. The grant program focuses on improving the assessment of prior learning for student veterans returning to college, helping them more easily convert previous military experience into college credit, and improving the transition between military service and postsecondary education.

The Veteran Reconnect program is part of Governor Haslam’s Drive to 55 initiative to increase the number of Tennesseans with a postsecondary degree or credential to 55-percent by 2025.