VetHERO
Veteran Higher Education Resource and Opportunity Center
Mission: The UCO VetHERO Center is committed to providing exceptional services and support for veterans and military-connected students via educational benefits certification, enrollment services, mentoring, and campus/community engagement.
Vision: Our vision is to create better educational opportunities by facilitating finances, academic assistance, and veteran support for military members and their families at UCO and the surrounding community.
Values: Efficient, Quality, United, Accountable, Leadership.
GI BILL EDUCATION BENEFITS
VetHERO Programs
The VetHERO Center is made up of two programs that support veterans and military-connected students on campus.
Veterans Upward Bound
VUB - STRIPES is a federally funded TRIO Veterans Upward Bound program for veterans interested in pursuing post-secondary education who are first-generation college students or those qualifying based on federal income levels.
Student support Services - veterans
SSS - SALUTE is a federally funded UCO TRIO Student Support Services program for UCO student veterans who are first-generation college students or those qualifying based on federal income levels.
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