Military Members’ Transfer Credit and Their Articulation Into Ohio Community College Systems: A Cross-Case Analysis

The research project focused on exploring the issues that are impacting and preventing
military service members and veterans from receiving credit for some of the training received in
the military that could be equated to college level courses. The study population used for the
research topic was United States military service members and veterans who have served in
either the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Air National Guard, or Army National
Guard. Being that this covers an extremely large population, the research focused primarily on
members of those branches of service who have attended community colleges in Southern
Ohio. The data collection process was purposive sampling, and an electronic survey
questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results of the analyzed data concludes that
there are multiple factors that are negatively impacting and preventing military service
members and veterans from receiving credit for some of the training received in the military
that could be equated to college level courses.