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Ashworth College to participate in Department of Defense Symposium
NORCROSS, Georgia – July 24, 2009 – Ashworth College today announced that it will be participating in the upcoming DoD Worldwide Education Symposium, to be held in Atlanta, GA July 27-31, 2009.
The DoD Syposium is held every three years as an opportunity for military education professionals from all branches of Service to discuss future trends and challenges facing advanced education within the military community.
"Providing enlisted personnel, veterans and their families a quality, portable education is an essential part of Ashworth's business," said Gary M. Keisling, Ashworth College Chairman and CEO. "Education benefits pertaining to the new Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts will be hot topics during the Symposium. We make it a point to understand the importance of a degree program that fits the military lifestyle -- one that is compatible with today's education benefits as well as one that won't be interrupted when soldiers deploy at a moment's notice."
Ashworth College, a leader in distance education, has established a team of dedicated military advisors who are trained to provide one-on-one assistance to enlisted personnel and their families. These advisors continually remain current on relevant career trends, application processes, and tuition assistance options.
"Our current military students appreciate that we are able to help them work through the application and funding processes and anything else that comes along between enrollment and graduation," said Melissa Maddox, Ashworth Military Education Manager.
"This year, we have several service members and military spouses walking in our graduation ceremony on August 15, 2009," Maddox added. "Because we've been with them every step of the way, it's exciting to be there when they receive their diploma."
Ashworth College specializes in a wide range of career-focused degree programs. Some of the more popular programs among military personnel include criminal justice, human resources management, information technology and psychology.
About DoD Worldwide Education Symposium
The DoD Worldwide Education Symposium, held every three years, supports continuous learning among the Voluntary Education community. The Symposium spotlights noteworthy educational advancements and provides a forum to prepare for future trends and challenges to providing advanced education to the military community. Military education professionals from all branches of Service will have the opportunity to participate in numerous breakouts, workshops, roundtable discussions and demonstrations and visit over 160 exhibitors.
About Ashworth College
Ashworth College, a leader in distance education, offers active duty military personnel and military spouses worldwide more than 100 career-focused high school, career school, associates, bachelor's and master's online diploma, certificate, and degree programs that are affordable and conducive to military life. Ashworth is a S.O.C. Institutional member, accepts A.C.E . credits and is approved for GI/VA education benefits, DANTES, MyCAA and GoArmyEd. Ashworth also offers specialized programs to include corporate partners, and homeschoolers.
Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), a division of the US Department of Education. Ashworth High School is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA). For more information visit AshworthCollege.edu.
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Ashworth College
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