so that's where wgu nevada comings into play. >> helping to bridge that gap. >> that's right. >> you have a salute to veterans similarship. explain how that works. >> wgu and wgu nevada for the last several years have b ranked one of the most military friendly schools in the country. you can understand why because we provide access to an affordable education and for those in the military, that's exactly what they're looking for. they're looking for that flexibility. and so with veterans day right around the corner, this is an opportunity for us to salute and celebrate those who are defending our country so that we can enjoy the privileges that we is up to $2,500. $50,000 here in state for this particular scholarship. in terms of eligibility, this is for retired veterans, active duty, dependents, spouses, children. it really is an opportunity to celebrate them and help them get to where they need to go in their life. >> excellent. james, air force. >> yes, ma'am. >> veteran, yes. excellent. what kind of degree did you get at wgu? >> i got a bachel in i.t. business management. >> wow. >

. >> wgu nevada is a fairly new option for those in state looking to complete their degree. it was created with governor bryan sandoval in june of 2015. we have four academic colleges. across all of those four colleges, we have about 50 >> sheila, talk about making this affordable. >> the state treasurer's office we have 529 college savings, tax advantage ways to save for college. they work similar to a roth ira. after tax money, when you put it in your earnings grow tax deferred. and when you use it for education, it is tax exempt. we offer six different programs. we have a program for every family. prepaid tuition, you basically can lock in today's tuition for tuesday tomorrow. you can use that program nationwide. so basically you're taking control of rising tuition costs, as well, we have other 529 programs where you save your money, invest it, and again, it's tax exempt when you use it for higher education. i know education is expensive. have a bachelor's degree, you can make up to a million dollars in a lifetime compared to someone with a high school diploma. >> jj: i'm

nevada chancellor, spencer stewart and u.s. air force veteran, james lemmons joins us with the details. wgu salute to veterans scholarship -be a u.s. military veteran, retired military, reservist, or military dependent -complete an application for admission. -complete a scholarship application. -submit official transcripts of all prior college work a lot of people have been doing including our local firefighters. more of their awesome video, coming up. take a look at some our las vegas firefighters doing th mannequin challenge. black beatles in the city the city of las vegas tweeted out this video.. along with a link on how to be a fire fighter. if you'd like to see the whole thing.. we have a link to the video on our website. its all fun and golf... until an army of mongooses runs across the green! we'll take a look at the course... that just seems sweetie, you know what we're craving right now? crispy chicken and fried egg with bacon-like brunch. brunch? but it's 8pm-and it's tuesday- huh, i wonder if my mother would like to stay with us... here's what i'm thinking-brunch. all day, every