Best Military-Friendly Online Colleges Near Kokomo, IN

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Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Kokomo offer fully online programs and report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024); 6 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The nearest installation recorded by the Census Bureau is Grissom Arb, about 13 miles away, and 8 installations sit within 100 miles (2 Army, 1 Air Force, 2 National Guard, 3 Other). 1 of the 10 schools has a campus within 30 miles; the closest is Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global in Marion, IN, about 24 miles from city center. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is Purdue University-Main Campus.

Military-friendly online colleges near Kokomo

Schools based in Indiana that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Kokomo city center, with BOC Score on each card. The tags on each card are the school’s own IPEDS answers for the four military services. The distance table further down covers the nearest qualifying schools regardless of state line.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Kokomo. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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Indiana University-Kokomo

Kokomo, IN 0.4 miles from Kokomo
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
  • Credit for military training
  • Dedicated military contact
  • DoD MOU member
52.3 BOC Score
Graduation rate 48%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $49,917
Avg net price $3,968/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 68%
  • Programs offered: 46

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Nearest qualifying schools within 100 miles (any state)

School Location Credit for military training Dedicated military contact DoD MOU member Student veteran org BOC Score Distance
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Yes Yes Yes Yes 86.0 41 mi
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Yes Yes Yes Yes 82.4 92 mi
Butler University Indianapolis, IN Yes Yes Yes Yes 73.4 43 mi
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN Yes Yes Yes No 71.6 84 mi
Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH Yes Yes Yes Yes 67.4 99 mi
Taylor University Upland, IN Yes Yes No No 65.6 33 mi
Ball State University Muncie, IN Yes Yes Yes Yes 63.4 42 mi
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Yes Yes Yes Yes 60.0 48 mi
Huntington University Huntington, IN Yes Yes Yes No 58.6 45 mi
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN Yes Yes Yes No 57.5 24 mi

Indiana has 33 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the Indiana page lists them all.

Military installations near Kokomo

Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) Branch (from the name) Distance from Kokomo
Grissom Arb Other 13 mi
Grissom AFB Air Force 14 mi
Fort Benjamin Harrison Army 42 mi
National Guard Indianapolis 38 Id National Guard 50 mi
Knightatown Other 58 mi
National Guard Shelbyville National Guard 63 mi
Camp Atterbury Army 81 mi
Newport Chemical Dep Other 82 mi

Common post-service careers near Kokomo

Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS), shown for the Kokomo, IN metro area where BLS publishes it.

Occupation Median annual wage Scope Cost-of-living adjusted (US=100)
Information Security Analysts $101,420 IN statewide $113,192
Logisticians $77,670 IN statewide $86,685
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $72,300 Kokomo, IN metro $80,692
Medical and Health Services Managers $96,710 Kokomo, IN metro $107,935
Project Management Specialists $110,920 Kokomo, IN metro $123,795
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $84,550 IN statewide $94,364
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $108,720 IN statewide $121,339

BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; rows marked with the metro name are metro medians, the rest are statewide.

Campuses within 30 miles of Kokomo

  • Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global (Marion, IN), 24 mi, 3 of 4 services reported

Nearby cities

Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.