Earn College Credit for Your Experience!

Virginia's Community Colleges award credit for prior learning for military service, job training, Fast Forward or industry certifications, and prior academic coursework. Credits2Careers can help turn your prior learning into college credit, bringing you closer to a degree and career advancement.
“The college helped me integrate what I’ve already learned into my degree…it made a huge difference in speeding up my education."
— Casey Southall, Mountain Gateway Community College
 
Who We Serve
Military
Affiliated
Military Affiliated
FastForward
Credentialers
FastForward Credentialers
Justice Impacted
Individuals
Justice Impacted Individuals
Working Professionals
& Career Switchers
Working Professionals & Career Switchers
 
Take your Next Step With Credits2Careers
 
Build Your Profile & Portfolio.
Tell us a little about yourself and your experience and you'll be on your way to finding out how your previously gained knowledge and skills translate into college credit. If you were in the military, you can simply upload your Joint Services Transcript (JST) or Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) Transcript to add your service to your portfolio. If you have completed a FastForward or on-the-job industry certifications or professional licensure, select the dropdown menu items in Add to Portfolio that match your previous work or military experience, academic courses, exams, awards, etc. Current students can also upload their VCCS transcript.
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Review your estimated credits.
You'll instantly receive a report that details your estimated credits for prior learning at each Virginia Community College and which degree programs are most aligned with your experience.
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Explore your career possibilities.
Inside the Credits2Careers portal, you can enter information about your passion areas, aspirations and geographic preferences that will help guide you toward a career path.
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Talk with a Credits2Careers Navigator.
For every VCCS campus you're considering, request to be assigned an advisor.
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Stay active in the portal.
Continue to use the portal to message with your advisor, research programs and search for a job.
Explore Partner Sites
If you're looking for additional information or tools, visit one of these partner sites. Hover over each logo below to see what they offer and click to go there.
Transfer Virginia Logo
Explore Virginia’s 2-year and 4-year public and private institutions, find 2-year to 4-year transfer pathways, and see transfer credit for college courses, exams, and industry credentials in the Transfer Virginia Portal.
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Embark on your journey toward a meaningful career – no matter where you are. Find online programs and courses offered across Virginia’s 23 community colleges, with resources to help you get ready for digital learning before you start.
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Discover your best-fit career, research college costs, build a career plan and resume, and prepare for the workforce using the Wizard’s free, interactive platform.
 
 
 

Virginia's Community Colleges are proud of our long and successful history of working with every branch of the military to offer veterans, retirees, active-duty personnel and their families a strong, career-focused education.

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