Research & Reports

Original Research from Veterans Education Success

VES RESEARCH REPORTS

Veterans Education Success performs non-partisan, academic research and analysis of higher education policy issues that matter to military-connected students.

Should Colleges Spend the GI Bill on Veterans’ Education or Late Night TV Ads? And Which Colleges Offer the Best Instructional Bang for the GI Bill Buck?

Issue Brief #9: Proposed Education Department Regulatory Changes Should Be Reevaluated Based on GI Bill Oversight Lessons

Issue Brief #8: Veteran Student Loan Debt 7 Years After Implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill

Issue Brief #7: Could Education Corporation of America’s Sudden Closure Have Been Avoided?

VES Report: Career Education Colleges and Universities: Outcomes at Selected Member Schools

VES Report: Postsecondary Non-Completion Among Veterans: Contributing Factors and Implications

VES Issue Brief #6: Why Aren’t More Undergraduate Student Veterans Enrolling at Selective Colleges? Veteran Undergraduate vs Graduate Student Demographics

VES Report: Is Trident University a Good Choice for Military-Connected Students?

VES Issue Brief #5: Student Outcomes at Colleges Approved by the Accreditor ACICS

VES Report: Veteran Student Loan Debt Before and After the Post-9/11 GI Bill

VES Report: Despite a 2016 Statute, the GI Bill Still Pays for Degrees That Do Not Lead to a Job

VES Issue Brief #4: Large For-Profit Schools Remain Dependent on Recruiting GI Bill Students Despite Overall Enrollment Declines

VES Issue Brief #3: For-Profit Schools’ Post-9/11 GI Bill Revenue and Enrollment Declined from 2014 to 2016

VES Issue Brief #2: Schools Receiving the Most Post-9/11 GI Bill Tuition and Fee Payments Since 2009

VES Report: Ashford’s Fight to Maintain GI Bill Access Raises Questions about the Enforcement and the Adequacy of Statutory Requirements

VES Report: Department of Education Data Shows Increased Targeting of Veterans and Servicemembers, Highlighting Urgency of Closing 90/10 Loophole

VES Issue Brief #1: Repayment Status for First-Time Student Veterans 12 Years After Enrolling

VES Report: The ITT Collapse: Lessons Learned and Dealing with Future Challenges

VES Report: Misleading Websites and “Lead Generators”: A Case Study: Victory Media’s “Military Friendly Schools”

VES Report: The GI Bill Pays for Degrees That Do Not Lead To a Job

VES Report: The Corinthian Sale: Lessons Learned & Dealing With Future Challenges

VES Report: Why For-Profit Institutions are targeting Veterans Education Benefits

VES FACT SHEETS

Veterans Education Success provides summaries of key policy issues.

VES Fact Sheet: Advice for Accreditors

VES Fact Sheet: Enrollment Trends and Student Outcomes at Ashford University

VES Fact Sheet: Proposed Borrower Defense Rule: Worse than 2016 for Military-Connected Students

VES Fact Sheet: The Incentive Compensation Ban and Its Importance to Veterans

VES Fact Sheet: The Borrower Defense Rule and Its Importance to Veterans

VES Fact Sheet: The Gainful Employment Rule and Its Importance to U.S. Veterans

VES LEGAL REPORTS

Veterans Education Success prepares legal analysis and trends in veteran student complaints.

VES Report: Veteran and Servicemember Complaints about Misconduct and Illegal Practices at Trident University

Piercing the Veil of Covert For-Profit Colleges

Law Enforcement Actions Against Predatory Colleges

VES Report: Veteran and Servicemember Complaints about Misconduct and Illegal Practices at Ashford University

VES & Harvard Law School Report: Veteran and Servicemember Complaints about Misconduct and Illegal Practices at Kaplan Schools

VES Report: Sampling of Student Complaints about Ashford University

VES Report: Veterans with Pending Borrower Defense Applications at the Education Department

VES & Yale Law School Report: Student Veteran Complaints #2 Alleging Illegal Practices at a Very Large, Mostly Online For-Profit College

VES & Yale Law School Report: Student Veteran Complaints #1 Alleging Illegal Practices at a Large, Mostly Online For-Profit College

VES Report: Trends in Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about DeVry University

VES Report: Trends in Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about ITT Technical Institute

Yale Law School: VA’s Failure to Protect Veterans from Deceptive College Recruiting Practices

REPORTS FROM OTHER SOURCES

Research and reports from other sources.

Government Accountability Office

ISSUES

Policy issues of Veterans Education Success

Quality of Education & Student Outcomes

Veterans Education Success works to improve post-secondary quality and student outcomes to ensure military-connected students enjoy a solid education leading to a successful civilian career. You will find research reports and coalition letters related to college quality and student outcomes.

School Accountability & Student Protections

Veterans Education Success seeks to ensure students have adequate protections and rights and also believes bad actor colleges should be held accountable if they’ve trampled on students’ rights. You will find research reports and coalition letters related to student protections and college accountability.

GI Bill & Other Education Benefits

Vterans Education Success works to protect the GI Bill and other federal education benefits.