ITT Technical Institute Offers Scholarship Program to Military Service Members and Veterans

ITT Technical Institutes in Murray, UT will offer a scholarship to past and present members of the United States military who enroll. The amount of the scholarship represents 10 percent of the students tuition.

ITT Technical Institute Offers Scholarship Program
to Military Service Members and Veterans

MURRAY, UT. (PRWEB) October 31, 2003- ITT Technical Institutes in Murray, UT will offer a scholarship to past and present members of the United States military who enroll. The amount of the scholarship represents 10 percent of the students tuition.

The scholarship will be awarded to eligible students who begin their studies in the ITT Technical Institute beginning with the winter quarter starting in December. The scholarship is available to incoming ITT Tech students who currently serve in the military, including the armed forces, national guard, coast guard or the reserves, and to veterans who have received an honorable, medical or general discharge. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the ITT Technical Institute catalog, available at www.itt-tech.edu, for more details. You can also call the Murray campus at 801-263-3313.

We are pleased to offer this scholarship as a way to recognize the efforts of our servicemen and women who devote their time and efforts to protecting our country and freedom," said Dr. Linzmaier, Director. Many service personnel seek to further their education while on active duty or upon discharge, and we want them to know that we can help them achieve their education goals."

The programs offered at the ITT Technical Institutes correspond with many military skill specialties involving information technology, computer drafting and design and electronics engineering," added Linzmaier, Many students who come from a military background decide to attend ITT Tech to obtain degrees that can help them build upon the training they received from the military."

Programs offered by the ITT Technical Institutes that can assist students who wish to expand on their military training include: bachelor degree programs in Electronics and Communications Engineering Technology, Information Systems Security, Data Communication Systems Technology, Software Engineering Technology, Digital Entertainment and Game Design and associate degree programs in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Network Systems, Multimedia, Software Applications and Programming, and Computer Drafting and Design. There are also online opportunities at the masters and bachelors level.

The scholarship will not interfere with military benefits available for educational purposes, and it does not apply to family members. The scholarship is applicable to both resident and online programs of study.

Information on the ITT Technical Institutes military scholarship is available in the schools catalog online at www.itt-tech.edu or by contacting Gary Wood, Director of Recruitment at 801-263-3313

ITT Educational Services, Inc., a leading provider of technology-oriented postsecondary degree programs, operates 76 ITT Technical Institutes in 29 states, providing career-focused postsecondary degree programs in fields of technology and business to nearly 37,000 students. Institutes are also members of the Servicemans Opportunity College.
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