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Higher Education: School Profile

Headquarters address

7200 NW 86th Street
Kansas City, MO 64153

Web Sites

http://www.grantham.edu/dcme

Admissions Phone #

Phone: 800-955-2527

Financial Aid Phone #

Phone: 800-955-2527

Military program contact

John Begley
Phone: 816-801-0601
E-mail: [email protected]

Type of School

4-year Private College/University

Credit for work experience

Online classes available

Costs

Tuition: $3,975 ($265 per credit hour)

Room: n/a

Board: n/a

Other: none

Yellow Ribbon Program Participant

Amount Available: $144.00

Special Military Rates Available for Military Spouses and/or Children

Grantham\'s Military Scholarship covers the tuition remaining after a service member\'s Military Tuition Assistance (TA) benefits have been applied, up to the fiscal year (FY) cap, even for National Guardsmen and reservists who only receive 75% TA benefits ($187.50 per credit hour). It also includes a Textbook and Software grant that covers the cost of requried textbooks and software. In addition, military students, who use all their allotted FY TA with Grantham, are allowed to take one additional credit hour-at no additional cost-for every $1,000 of TA paid (Additional credits must be used the same FY they are earned). Grantham University also offers scholarships for veterans, military family members and severly injured service members.

Grantham University

Admission Requirement

Grantham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national or ethnic origin in admitting students to its programs or in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs or other University administered programs.

Admission policies are based on inclusiveness--Grantham believes that everyone should have the opportunity to pursue a college degree.

Undergraduate applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED. Graduate candidates must have earned a baccalaureate degree with a cumulative GPA that is greater than or equal to 2.5 from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Why this school is the right choice for a military member and/or their family

Fore nearly 60 years, Grantham University has contributed to the formal edcuation of thousands of service members and veterans. Grantham has the distinction of being one of the oldest, private, post-secondary, degree-granting distance learning universities in the United States. Our 100% online degree programs are flexible, affordable, and designed so you can fit education into your life instead of arranging your life around your education.

Why Grantham:
*100% online degree programs
*Quick transfer credit evaluation
*Textbook and software grant
*TA cap-out scholarship (up to 3 credits at no cost)
*Accelerated learning
*Student success teams

In 2009, for the 3rd year in a row, Grantham University was recognized as one of America's Top Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities. The University participates in GoArmyEd, Marine Corps Academic Explorer, and The Air University Associate to Baccalaureate Cooperative (CCAF) programs; has been recognized as a provisional school in the Navy College Distance Learning Program; and is a member of the National Association of Institutes for Military Edcuation Services (NAIMES) and the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium.

Grantham offers 100% online associate, bachelor and master degree programs that are designed for working adult students and military service members whose lifestyles and circumstances require the innovative and creative learning methodologies that are often not available at traditional institutions of higher learning. It is our goal at Grantham to ensure that each and every student has the support needed to be successful.