Veterans Defend Right to Attend Career Colleges

In an opinion piece written for Military Times, Navy Veteran and VCE Ambassador Larry Goerzen wrote in response to Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) labeling the credentials earned by veterans at career schools as “worthless” and the institutions as “predatory.”
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“Veterans are organizing to dispel any suggestions that they were tricked or duped into choosing a certain school and are outraged that political activists continue to suggest that their schools and credentials are worthless.”

Larry Goerzen is a U.S. Navy disabled veteran using his Post-9/11 GI Bill at UEI College studying Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R).
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“Veterans for Career Education (VCE) aims to protect the rights of veterans to use their earned education benefits, like the Post-9/11 GI Bill, to gain career skills at the school of their choice.”

Full Article: https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2019/06/20/opinion-veterans-defend-right-to-attend-career-colleges/