The Union College Benefit through Edvance gets OCSEA members and their families reduced tuition at accredited schools. But what some members may not know is that it can also turn the training you've already logged into college credit.

 

One of the schools in the Edvance network, Trine University, can convert documented training hours into academic credit for a Criminal Justice degree. That covers a lot of OCSEA members: officers and sergeants at ODRC, juvenile correctional officers at DYS, and staff at DODD and DBH. Homeland security and emergency management work at Public Safety and Ohio EMA may count too, and so does military service, no matter what agency you work for now.

 

Members with 600 documented hours may be able to apply them at 40 training hours per credit, up to 15 credits. That's an entire five-course requirement covered by work you've already done. The school provides a free evaluation. Explore Trine University's Criminal Justice programs through Edvance, and then send your training records, certificates, DD-214, or employer verification, and you'll get back a breakdown of what applies and what's left to do.

 

Of course, credits are only one way the benefit brings down costs for OCSEA members and their families. On top of your discount, you may explore grants, scholarships, or tuition assistance through your union and employer that stacks on top of your reduce union member tuition savings.

 

The next term starts October 26th.

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