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title: "Promoting College and Career Success: Portfolio Assessment for Student Veterans"
description: Active service members and veterans are pursuing postsecondary degrees in record numbers today, due in large part to the GI Bill education benefits that ca
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# [Promoting College and Career Success: Portfolio Assessment for Student Veterans](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/promoting-college-and-career-success-portfolio-assessment-for-student-veterans)

 Written by [CAEL](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/author/cael) | Jan 01, 2015

Active service members and veterans are pursuing postsecondary degrees in record numbers today, due in large part to the GI Bill education benefits that can cover much or all of the cost. An important tool for helping service members and veterans succeed in postsecondary education is prior learning assessment, or PLA. 

 

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