Higher education: VA could improve support for veterans pursuing STEM degrees : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Veterans--Education--United States--Finance--Management.

Veterans.

Veterans--Scholarships, fellowships, etc--United States--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 42 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Higher education: Department of Veterans Affairs could improve support for veterans pursuing STEM degrees

VA could improve support for veterans pursuing STEM degrees

GAO-22-105326 Veterans pursuing STEM degrees

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.

Summary:

Veterans who received technical training in the military may be well-suited to pursuing degrees in STEM. To help pay for these degrees, veterans can use Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. The scholarship provides up to 9 months of education benefits (not to exceed $30,000) to veterans who apply and qualify. This report examines (1) the extent to which veterans pursue STEM degrees using VA education benefits, (2) challenges these veterans face in obtaining a STEM degree, and (3) how VA administers the Rogers STEM scholarship. GAO is making five recommendations, including that VA provide clear information to veterans about their applications for the Rogers STEM scholarship and analyze and address, as needed, disparities in application denial rates.

Contents:

Background

Over 130,000 veterans used VA education benefits to pursue a STEM bachelor's degree in school years 2018-19 through 2020-21, and VA is beginning to study their outcomes

Veterans pursuing STEM degrees can face challenges with the sequence of coursework, nonacademic responsibilities, and experiences related to military service

VA does not clearly communicate key information about the Rogers STEM scholarship or analyze data to address disparities in denial rates

Conclusions

Recommendations for executive action

Agency comments and our evaluation

Appendices.

Notes:

"September 2022."

"GAO-22-105326."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed October 1, 2022).

OCLC:

1346368745