• Understand your VA Education benefits and other military funding opportunities
• Take on-post, on-base compressed general education classes in short formats designed to fit the schedule of active duty military
• Complete the PPSC admissions application, register for classes, train on the student portal, and learn general college information
• Use your military benefits and ensure benefit eligibility 
• Evaluate active duty military training for college credit (Prior Learning Assessment)
• Withdraw from classes due to duty conflict
• Walk in placement testing and exemption at Fort Carson and Peterson Space Force Base. No appointment needed. Call for more information: Fort Carson 719-502-4200, Peterson 719-502-4300.

• Join the MVP team as a VA work study
• Get tutoring and academic support through Veterans Upward Bound (VUB)
• Find community resources for non-educational assistance
• Engage in military and veteran related programming, scholarships, and events
• Join the Student Veterans Organization to build community

The Patton Veterans Project Weekend Filmmaking Workshop

PPSC will welcome the Patton Veterans Project (PVP) for an "I was there" film workshop June 20-22, 2025 at Centennial Campus.

PVP ran their first workshop in 2011 with the Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Carson and has since held more than 50 film workshops around the country collaborating with over 1,000 veterans on more than 300 films expressing their experiences. The workshop is free with meals provided. Completed projects from this workshop will be shown at a film screening in July, 2025 (date TBD) at PPSC, free and open to the public.

To register, contact Mike Leeman at 970-657-5500 or email workshops@pattonveteransproject.org. Space is limited to 18 veterans, so act now to secure a spot in this amazing project! 

More Information

  2024-2025 Military Friendly Schools 
Pikes Peak State College has been awarded the Gold distinction for its exceptional military and veteran programs. The Military Friendly list uses data from federal agencies, public sources, and proprietary survey information from participating institutions. 

MILITARY FRIENDLY LIST


  2024 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges
Pikes Peak State College has been recognized by MilitaryTimes.com as making the "Best Colleges" list for 2024. MilitaryTimes.com creates its rankings based off multiple factors including cost, student support, and academic quality. 

BEST COLLEGES LIST

2024-2025 Military Spouse Friendly Schools
Pikes Peak State College has been awarded the Designated Friendly distinction for its exceptional military and veteran programs and service to military spouses. The Military Friendly list uses data from federal agencies, public sources, and proprietary survey information from participating institutions.