Built for the ones who served

A free education guidance platform helping veterans navigate hybrid programs, benefits, and careers — with honesty above all.

Built for the ones who served

A free education guidance platform helping veterans navigate hybrid programs, benefits, and careers — with honesty above all.

Veteran Learner Consulting Educator

Built for the
Ones Who Served

A free education guidance platform helping veterans navigate hybrid programs, benefits, and careers — with honesty above all.

Built for the Ones Who Served

A free education guidance platform helping veterans navigate hybrid programs, benefits, and careers — with honesty above all.

What we do

Here's How We Help

Translate your military skills, experience, and eligible transfer credit into a pathway that starts with what you already know.

 
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Guide
1-on-1

Benefits Guidance

Understand how your available education benefits may apply to different programs.

Planning tools
Self-serve

Planning Tools

Estimate housing allowances, translate military experience, and compare career options.

Veteran Studying in WellLit Home Office with Educational Materials
Verified

Program Research

Compare VA-approved hybrid and low-residency programs using consistent criteria.

our mission

Use community, transparency, and technology to make education decisions simpler, smarter, and free for every veteran

Our Pledge

What We Hold Ourselves To

These principles guide how we serve veterans, collaborate with partners, and deliver trustworthy support at every step.

 
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Honor Through Accuracy

Clear, factual, trustworthy information in every interaction.

Integrity

We act honestly, communicate clearly, and remain transparent.

Collaboration

Strong partnerships and shared efforts drive better outcomes.

Innovation

We embrace thoughtful ideas and continuous improvement.

Accountability

We take ownership, follow through, and stand behind our work.

Excellence

We pursue quality and excellence in every detail of our work.

The Team

People, Not Just a Platform

A team shaped by service, partnership, and firsthand experience—here to help veterans navigate education with confidence.

 
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Shay Dognia

Shay Dognia

Veteran Community Manager

U.S. Army veteran — began college on active duty using Tuition Assistance while deployed to Iraq and later earned an MS in Business and a Doctorate in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Nicki Toy

Nicki Toy

Veteran Community Manager

U.S. Navy veteran — Aviation Hydraulic Mechanic with VAW-120 who has spent years helping fellow veterans navigate military education benefits and opportunities.

Ruben Trevino

Ruben Trevino

Veteran Community Manager

U.S. Coast Guard veteran — Boatswain's Mate aboard USCGC Hamilton, and the first in his rate to use Tuition Assistance while serving.

Charles Chou

Charles Chou

Business Development Manager

Partnerships and school relations — the bridge between veterans and partner institutions.

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Straight with You

Clear About Who We Are

Know exactly how we help, where our role ends, and why our model is built to keep your goals first.

 
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What we do
We Are
Important distinction
We Are Not
An independent education guidance platform
The VA or any government agency
Free for veterans — funded by fixed marketing fees from partner schools, never tied to enrollment
A school — we don't grant degrees or admissions
Focused on VA-approved hybrid, low-residency programs
A claims service — we never prepare or file VA claims, and never ask for government logins

What we do

How We Help

We help veterans compare education pathways that align with their goals and benefits.

Our guidance is free to veterans and supported by fixed marketing fees from partner schools.

We focus on VA-approved hybrid and low-residency programs that may fit different education and career goals.

Our role

What We Don’t Do

We are not the VA or any other government agency.

We are not a college or university and do not make admissions decisions or award degrees.

We do not prepare, file, or manage VA claims, and we never ask for government account credentials.

Talk it through with a Navigator

GI Bill® coverage, your COE, how MHA works for your format — one free conversation, no obligation.

Talk it Through with a Navigator

GI Bill® coverage, your COE, how MHA works for your format — one free conversation, no obligation.

Veteran Discussing Education Benefits

Talk it through with a Navigator

GI Bill® coverage, your COE, how MHA works for your format — one free conversation, no obligation.

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