Operation College Promise (Ocp)

Operation College Promise (OCP) is a national education, research, and policy program based in Trenton, NJ which supports the transition and postsecondary advancement of our nation’s veterans. OCP's mission is to support student veterans “To, Through and Beyond” the attainment of their higher education objectives. The program's Certificate for Veterans' Service Providers (CVSP) training is the signature professional development workshop which was developed and is managed by OCP. The curriculum seeks to provide the requisite tools and resources to support the development of effective, holistic programs for veterans and servicemembers. The programs 8 offering have trained some 500 professionals from 35 states since its inception in 2011. In 2011 and 2013, OCP published landmark research on student veterans’ progress toward degree attainment in the Post-9/11 era. The “Completing the Mission” reports have been widely cited in various articles and journals. The report has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chronicle on Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Military Advanced Education, NBC, Fox News, NPR and CNN, among other local and media outlets. OCP regularly attends outreach events to better inform veterans and returning members of their benefits and contributes to legislative and policy initiatives affecting the military community. The project is housed under the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU) - a non-profit representing the nine state colleges and universities in the state. The project is funded in part by the Wal-Mart Foundation and the American Council on Education (ACE).