The SOC has about 1,900 colleges under its domain that provide various programs for military officers, soldiers and their families. The SOC includes a Servicemen Opportunity Colleges Army Degree, which provides specific degrees to army servicemen and their families. The Servicemen Opportunity Colleges Army Degree program provides flexible programs with no undue loss of credit and it has a distance learning opportunity. The academic residency of this course is about 25 percent and the Servicemen Opportunity Colleges Army Degree colleges also provide credits for military experience and training. The program's home college provides an evaluation of courses and credits completed and required by the time the student completes six hours of semester. This is in the form of an agreement that stays valid even after the student leaves the defense forces.
The University of Phoenix is an accredited college under the Servicemen Opportunity Colleges Army Degree program and provides bachelor's, graduate and online degrees to military personnel, their families and veterans. Their courses range from nursing to criminal justice and business and management. The university has a specific military domestic division to cater to all questions of financial assistance, course details, online programs and location information. They have more than 200 locations in the country.
Austin Peay University offers many on-campus and online programs for military personnel and veterans. They have a satellite campus at Fort Campbell. They provide associate's, bachelor's and graduate online degree courses in areas such as political science, criminal justice, management and liberal arts. The university offers reduced in-state tuition rates for students from other states. Also, they provide child care and student housing provisions close to their campus in Clarksville.
Brandman University was founded in 1958 with programs for defense personnel, and it is a part of the Chapman University System. The university has 26 campuses and provides bachelor's, online, graduate, certificate and credential courses in varied subjects like organizational leadership, applied sciences, business administration and computing technology. Brandman University is actively involved in the initiative Troops to Teachers. This initiative was started by the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Education to enable eligible officers in the military to take up teaching as a profession.
In 2009, St. Joseph’s College was one of the top tier colleges, according to U.S. News and World Report. The college provides courses in organizational management and other business courses, both online and on-campus. It also offers a special tuition rate for military personnel who are enrolled in any course in their college at $250 per credit for up to nine credits.