Military Services

Students may earn college credit for armed services training or an array of educational experiences (e.g., seminars/workshops, CLEP/AP/IB examinations, apprenticeship/licensure/recognized credentials). Military training credit is awarded based on the recommendations in the American Council on Education Guide and approved by a programmatic expert.

For a listing of credit for Military training search Hutchinson Community College at

https://military.kansasregents.org/

Credit for Military Training/Non-Collegiate Education

Students may earn college credit for education for non-collegiate educational experiences or armed services training. Credit is awarded based on the recommendations in the American Council on Education Guide and approval by the department chairperson where credit is requested.

The granting of this credit by HutchCC does not guarantee transferability to any other institution.

HutchCC reserves the right to not accept transfer equivalency work that may be more than 5 years old.

Procedure Credit for Military Training/Non-Collegiate Education

• Student submits their educational experiences to ACE.
  • American Council on Education (ACE) and ACE Guides –Major coordinating body for higher education institutions in the U.S., providing leadership on 3rd party, unbiased credit equivalency recommendations among other services. ACE Guides are credit recommendations for formal instructional programs and examinations offered by non-collegiate agencies (including civilian employers, the military, professional associations, and other workplace related-training).
• The college receives ACE documentation at the student’s request.  The Records Office then submits the ACE evaluation and Credit for Prior Learning from Collegiate Non-Accredited or International Institution & Military Training/Non-Collegiate Education Form to the appropriate Program Coordinator and/or Department Chair.
• The appropriate Program Coordinator and/or Department Chair reviews supporting documentation and indicates HutchCC award.  It is then sent to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
• The Vice President of Academic Affairs signs the form as acceptance of the award and forwards to the Records Office and it posted to the transcript.  If not accepted the form is returned to the Department Chair for student notification.

Full transfer credit policy can be found here:  https://dz.hutchcc.edu/api/doc.inc.php?refnum=1032