Servicemembers Opportunity College: Conditions for Membership​
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Institutional members must meet the following conditions:
  • be listed in the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s (CHEA) Database of Programs Accredited by Recognized U.S. Accrediting Organizations;
  • be a degree-granting institution that is duly accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA);
  • meet appropriate provisions of DOD Directive 1322.8E, Voluntary Educational Programs for Military Personnel, DOD Instruction 1322.25, Voluntary Education Programs, and appropriate Service regulations when providing educational services on military installations;
  • be approved for educational benefits by the appropriate State Approving Agency for veterans’ benefits;
  • agree to submit data for the SOC Consortium Guide; and
  • not be listed by the U.S. Department of Education as having an excessive student loan default rate.