{"id":115189,"date":"2018-01-03T21:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T21:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/03\/natcon-sva-to-discuss-landmark-research-project\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:12:16","slug":"natcon-sva-to-discuss-landmark-research-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2018\/01\/03\/natcon-sva-to-discuss-landmark-research-project\/","title":{"rendered":"NatCon: SVA to discuss landmark research project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A top Student Veterans of America researcher will lead an in-depth discussion of the group\u2019s landmark study on student veterans this week, during SVA\u2019s National Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Cate, SVA\u2019s vice president of research, is scheduled to discuss the results of the group\u2019s NVEST study, short for National Veteran Education Success Tracker, on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SVA\u2019s NatCon starts on Thursday and runs through Saturday in San Antonio. It is the largest annual gathering of student veterans and their supporters in higher education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent study found that student veterans using the Post-9\/11 GI Bill are mostly pursuing bachelor\u2019s or graduate degrees, attending public or private schools rather than for-profit institutions, and studying disciplines such as business, healthcare and STEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research project also found that overall, veterans do better in college than their comparable civilian peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/2017\/02\/24\/study-vets-do-better-in-college-than-comparable-civilians\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/umuc-student-in-class.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Study: Vets do better in college than comparable civilians<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Student veterans using the Post-9\/11 GI Bill are mostly pursuing bachelor&#039;s or graduate degrees, attending public or private schools rather than for-profit institutions, and studying disciplines such as business, healthcare and STEM, a new study from Student Veterans of America found.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other key findings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nearly 350,000 veterans have used the Post-9\/11 GI Bill, implemented in 2009, to earn more than 450,000 degrees and post-secondary certificates.<br><\/li><li>The most popular majors for students veterans were business, STEM \u2014 science, technology, engineering and math \u2014 and health, respectively.<\/li><li>Thirty-eight percent of student veterans were between the ages of 25 and 29 when they finished their first college degree, and 21 percent were 35 or older.<\/li><li>Army veterans represented the most users of the Post-9\/11 GI Bill, compared to other branches of service.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on the SVA national conference, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/conference.studentveterans.org\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover54812\" style=\"\">http:\/\/conference.studentveterans.org\/<\/a>. 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