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August 21, 2009
Calhoun Makes List of Nation’s Military Friendly Schools
In Post-9/11 GI Bill era, list offers veterans guidance on which schools
are doing the most to embrace them as students.
The newsletter, G.I. Jobs , this week released its 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools throughout the nation. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America 's veterans as students. Calhoun Community College was notified earlier this week of its inclusion on the list.
Schools on the list range from state universities and private colleges to community colleges and trade schools. The common bond is their shared priority of recruiting students with military experience. “Colleges have long coveted and valued veterans in our classrooms,” commented Dr. Rob Steinmetz, Calhoun's associate dean for enrollment management and registrar. Military students bring a high degree of maturity, life experiences, diversity, leadership and worldliness to the classroom. Other students and faculty benefit from the different perspectives that service members and veterans bring.
The tens of billions of dollars in tuition money, now available with the recent passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, has intensified an already strong desire by colleges to court veterans into their classrooms. “This list is especially important now because the recently enacted Post-9/11 GI Bill has given veterans virtually unlimited financial means to go to school,” said Rich McCormack, G.I. Jobs publisher. “Veterans can now enroll in any school, provided they're academically qualified. So schools are clamoring for them like never before.
“Veterans need a trusted friend to help them decide where to get educated. The Military Friendly Schools list is that trusted friend,” added McCormack.
Schools on the Military Friendly Schools list also offer additional benefits to student veterans such as on-campus veterans programs, credit for service, military spouse programs and more.
The list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last May during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) consisting of educators and administrators from Carnegie Mellon University , the University of Toledo , Duquesne University , Coastline Community College and Lincoln Technical Institute.
Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students, and academic accreditations.
ABOUT G.I. Jobs
G.I. Jobs ( www.gijobs.com ) is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business headquartered in Pittsburgh , Pa. The company also publishes The Guide to Military Friendly Schools , Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur magazines and annually rates the nation's “Military Friendly Employers,” “Military Spouse Friendly Employers” and “Best Corporations for Veteran-Owned Businesses.”
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Janet Kincherlow-Martin
Director of Public Relations
(256) 306-2561
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