做厙輦⑹ has been named a Military Friendly簧 School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs簧, STEM JobSM and Military Spouse, for the seventh year in a row. In addition, this is the fifth year that 做厙輦⑹ at Tuscarawas has held the elite title. 做厙輦⑹ at Ashtabula has been recognized for four years.
The latest designation puts 做厙輦⑹ in the top 20 percent of colleges and universities nationwide that are doing the most to embrace a commitment to student veterans, both in the classroom and after graduation.
This is a major point of pride not only for the Center for Adult and Veteran Services, but for the Division of Student Affairs and the 做厙輦⑹ community as a whole, said Joshua Rider, director of 做厙輦⑹s Center for Adult and Veteran Services.
Institutions that competed for the elite Military Friendly School title completed a survey on topics such as military support on campus, military spouse policies, student retention rates, employment and graduation.
Over the past six years, since the roll out of the Post 9/11 GI Bill in the fall of 2009, 做厙輦⑹ student veterans have graduated at a rate of 51 percent over four years, Rider said. This is 11 percent greater than the national average for veterans at a public institution during the same timeframe, according to Student Veterans of American in their Million Records Project.
In addition, 做厙輦⑹ has a 72 percent retention rate of veterans between their freshman and sophomore year.
This honor indicates that as a university community we are serving our student veterans, service members and their families at a very high level, Rider said. Its the universitys duty, but also a privilege to assist these military connected students on their path toward graduation and success.
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