Military spouses: Earn your degree online while your family serves
An education that fits into the on-the-move military existence
Jennifer Johnson sits with her husband, USMC Sgt. George Johnson, and children Jade and Isaac at the OSU graduation ceremony in Corvallis.
The military lifestyle has a tendency to shuffle things around and often requires families to move across the country or overseas. That makes the act of maintaining a stable academic career difficult, but OSU Extended Campus provides the dose of consistency and high-quality education every student deserves.
Many Ecampus students are military dependents who successfully juggle their OSU studies amid family obligations, cross-country relocations and other demands of life in the service.
Ecampus allows you the flexibility to study any time, day or night, no matter where you live, which puts your goal of earning a college degree within reach.
"When I married an Army drill sergeant, the only thing I knew for sure was that wherever life took me, my school was going to have to come with me," said Katie Rodgers, who earned her B.S. in General Agriculture from OSU. "Because of Ecampus, I was able to continue taking classes. No matter what happened or how often we moved, Ecampus always fit."
Spouses can take advantage of tuition assistance, too
Katie Rodgers is an Ecampus graduate, a Marine, a mother, and the wife of an Army drill sergeant.
OSU allows military members to transfer education benefits to their spouses or dependents in order to pay for tuition.
Jennifer Johnson used her husband's G.I. Bill to help cover the cost of Ecampus classes. While raising two young children and moving coast-to-coast twice, Jennifer completed her coursework and earned a bachelor's degree in environmental sciences from OSU in 2011.
Read Jennifer's story to find out how she thrived as a Marine wife and an Ecampus student at the same time.
For more information regarding education benefits available to military dependents, please contact the veterans certifying officers in OSU's Office of the Registar via email, or call 541-737-2007 or 541-737-0593.
And don't forget to explore our 25-plus online degree programs to find the one that best suits you.
