Press Release Summary = SDGA\'s Troops to Golfers program provides military personnel and their families a unique opportunity to learn the business of golf for a discounted price with flexible scheduling.
Press Release Body = February 28, 2007 Scottsdale, AZ -- The golf industry\'s premier golf college, the San Diego Golf Academy proudly announces its new Troops to Golfers Program, an all-new tuition allowance program specially designed to assist military personnel transition into an exciting career in golf.
SDGA\'s Troops to Golfers program provides military personnel and their families a unique opportunity to learn the business of golf for a discounted price with flexible scheduling. The curricula is comprised of evening classroom instruction, weekend golf fundamentals, tournament play, and a comprehensive driving range package for student practice. Active duty members, as well as their spouses and dependents, Department of Defense employees, military veterans and selective military reserve members are eligible.
"The men and women of our armed forces have served our country with honor and integrity, and SDGA wants to show its gratitude for their service by offering them an easy and affordable transition into a career in golf," says Doug Feeney, a PGA professional and director of business development at the San Diego Golf Academy. "With our new Troops to Golfers program, military personnel and their families can earn an associates degree in golf complex operations in 16 months from one of the oldest, largest, and most respected golf colleges in the world, and they can use their Montgomery G.I. Bill to do it."
The SDGA Military Tuition Allowance grants 20 percent to active duty personnel, 10 percent to veterans, reserves and National Guard, 10 percent to family members of active duty personnel, and 10 percent to federal employees on military bases. Other SDGA advantages for military personnel include the fact that several SDGA campuses are located in areas with a significant number of armed forces personnel, plus SDGA\'s online school provides the flexibility military personnel need when they are in the field, at sea, transferred or leave the service.
"From golf operations to accounting to club repair, we introduce students to many different aspects of the golf industry," adds Feeney, "We\'ve created the Troops to Golfers program to meet the special needs of military students by offering evening and weekend classes along with PGA golf instruction, and we\'re eager to help the men and women of our military start a career in golf."
Founded in 1974, the San Diego Golf Academy (SDGA) is the oldest and most respected two-year golf college in the world. SDGA offers a 16-month program of golf instruction and golf business management on five campus locations in major golf markets - Phoenix, Honolulu, Myrtle Beach, Orlando and San Diego. The SDGA is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation.
For more information on the San Diego Golf Academy, please call 800-342-7342, email info@sdga.edu or visit http://www.sdga.edu .
Web Site = http://www.SDGA.edu
Contact Details = San Diego Golf Academy http://www.SDGA.edu 7373 North Scottsdale Road, Suite B-100 Scottsdale, AZ 85253 800-342-7342
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