Tracking Outcomes of Voluntary Military Education Programs: A Data Analysis

Abstract

In this report, we used individual-level data provided by each of the Services and Force Education and Training to calculate the Tuition Assistance (TA) and My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) educational outcome statistics of Servicemembers and their spouses, as requested in the 2014 DOD Appropriations Bill. These tabulations compare not only outcomes by Service but also by institutional sector (private for-profit, private not-for-profit, and public). By making these Service and sector-level comparisons, we highlight differences in TA and MyCAA enrollment, cost, number of courses taken, credits received, courses completed, and degrees received. These summarized outcome measures will provide policy-makers with a better understanding of the differences that exist across Services and education sectors, allowing them to evaluate how the Services are using these Voluntary Education benefits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1181584

Entities

People

  • Daniel Leeds
  • Elizabeth Clelan
  • Lauren Malone

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Literature Surveys
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • Psychology
  • Schools
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Education

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