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Owens Community College Named 2017 Military Friendly® School
Special to The Truth
Owens Community College is among a select 24 percent of
degree-granting institutions nationally earning the 2017
Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media,
receiving the designation for the sixth consecutive year.
First published in 2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the
most comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans today.
Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is
provided to service members and their families, helping them
select the best college, university, or trade school to
receive the education and training needed to pursue a
civilian career.
Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School
designation were evaluated using both public data sources
and responses from Victory Media’s proprietary survey. A
total of 1,160 higher education institutions received the
2017 designation. The U.S. has 4,726 2-year and 4-year
colleges, according to the National Center for Education
Statistics.
Owens Community College’s veteran student population of
about 400 includes veterans, military spouses or dependents
of veterans.
Owens Community College’s Office of Veterans Services is
extremely honored to once again be among the best colleges
and universities in the United States,” said Amy Giordano,
Owens vice president of Student Services. “Our commitment to
meeting the needs of veterans is unwavering and will remain
so through our dedicated staff in the Office of Veterans
Services as well as across the entire college.”
Ratings methodology, criteria, and weightings were
determined by Victory Media with input from the Military
Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in the
higher education and military recruitment community.
Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s
survey scores with the assessment of the institution’s
ability to meet thresholds for Student Retention,
Graduation, Job Placement, Loan Repayment, Persistence
(Degree Advancement or Transfer) and Loan Default rates for
all students and, specifically, for student veterans.
According to Daniel Nichols, a Navy Reserve veteran and
Chief Product Officer at Victory Media, “Our ability to
apply a clear, consistent standard to the majority of
colleges gives veterans a comprehensive view of which
schools are striving to provide the best opportunities and
conditions for our nation’s student veterans. Military
Friendly® helps military families make the best use of the
Post-9/11 GI Bill and other federal benefits while allowing
us to further our goal of assisting them in finding success
in their chosen career fields.”
For more information about Owens Community College’s
commitment to attracting and supporting military students,
visit
www.owens.edu/veterans.
The Military Friendly® Schools list is created each year
based on extensive research using public data sources for
more than 8,800 schools nationwide, input from student
veterans, and responses to the proprietary, data-driven
Military Friendly®?Schools survey from participating
institutions. The survey questions, methodology, criteria
and weightings were developed by Victory Media with the
assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory
council of educators and employers. Data calculations and
tabulations were independently evaluated for completeness
and accuracy by EY. The survey is administered for free and
is open to all post-secondary schools that wish to
participate. Criteria for consideration can be found at:
https://militaryfriendly.com.
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