Veteran Friendly Colleges in California

California State University Long Beach

• California State University Long Beach's Veterans University program helps veterans apply late to the college, presents programs such as the Vet Net Ally group and provides referrals for off-campus housing, health care and employment. The school also supports veterans with special scholarships, book grants, a student veteran association and health care programs. Programs offered include astronomy, marketing, religion, social work, health science, gerontology and economics.

  California State University Long Beach
  6300 State University Drive
  Long Beach, CA 90815
  562-985-4279
  csulb.edu

University of Southern California

• The University of Southern California offers an Office of Veteran Affairs to assist vets in their schooling. Programs include the Montgomery GI Bill for Active Duty, Voc Rehab (service-connected disability), the post-9/11 GI Bill and Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program. Vets are also eligible for work-study programs and tuition assistance. Students can study for careers in fields such as pharmacy, law, medicine, theater, journalism, communication, fine arts, business and accounting.

  University of Southern California
  University Park Campus
  700 Childs Way, JHH Building Room 101
  Los Angeles, CA 90089-0912
  213-740-4619
  usc.edu

University of California Los Angeles: Veterans and Military Members Services

• The Veterans and Military Members Services department at UCLA offers resources for vets, including participation in the Montgomery GI bill, Reserve Educational Assistance Program, refunds from the school's bookstore and post-9/11 GI bill. Students may participate in on-campus clubs such as the Military Veterans Organization, United Students for Veterans' Health, UCLAW Veterans Society (for law students) and the Bruin Batallion (for Army ROTC students). UCLA also offers a wealth of student resources such as the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource Center, Women Veterans Health-Military Sexual Trauma Program, counseling (both academic and personal) and Operation Mend. While at UCLA, veterans may undertake degree programs in archaeology, pediatrics, global studies, public policy, media arts, electrical engineering and more.

  University of California Los Angeles
  Veterans and Military Members Services
  B44 Student Activities Center
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-206-6915
  ucla.edu