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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
BPCC honored as top military-friendly school for 15th straight year
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—For the 15th consecutive year, Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) has been nationally recognized as a top-ten Military Friendly School and a top-ten Military Friendly Spouse School. BPCC's Bossier campus placed eighth in the small community college division for being military-friendly and fourth for being military spouse-friendly. The Natchitoches and Sabine Valley campuses also received Military Friendly Gold designations, awarding their dedication to serving military members. 'Bossier Parish Community College is a beacon of opportunity for our veterans, active-duty military, and their families,' said Chancellor Dr. Rick Bateman, Jr. 'We don't just provide an education—we provide a caring community dedicated to their success. To be nationally recognized for the 15th year in a row, and now as a Top Ten Military Friendly® School and Spouse School, affirms our mission and motivates us to continue raising the bar.' Register for summer and fall classes, financial aid at BPCC BPCC's Veteran Resource Center (VRC) was established in 2018 in collaboration with Louisiana Tech University to give military and veteran students a central hub for gaining crucial military support services at the state and federal levels. 'We are so proud to serve our military community by offering them opportunities to earn credentials that will carry them beyond their military careers,' said Susan Stakes, BPCC's Veterans Resource Center Director. 'The center is an inviting space for them to stay plugged into all things military on campus by way of benefits, resources, and camaraderie.' Institutions given the Military Friendly® School designation were assessed using public data sources and responses from a school-completed survey. 'The Military Friendly rankings 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 survey from participating institutions,' a press release stated. 'The survey questions, methodology, criteria, and weighting were developed with the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators and employers.' To learn more about veterans' resources, go to The list of 2025-2026 Military Friendly Schools can be found at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ASU named ‘Military Friendly School', wins Gold Award
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Angelo State University announced on April 15 that Victory Media had designated the university a 'Military Friendly School' for the 16th time. While maintaining this title, ASU also received a Gold Award for ranking among the top of over 80 U.S. institutions that were awarded the 'Military Friendly School' in the Large Public University category for 2025-2026. According to a press release from ASU, the university is one of five Texas institutions to win the Gold Award for this category for 2025-2026. 'Earning Military Friendly Gold status is one of the distinctions we are most proud of because it makes a tangible impact on our student body,' said ASU President Ronnie Hawkins Jr. 'We now have over 2,100 military-affiliated students enrolled at ASU, an increase of more than 750 students in the last year alone. ASU Percussion Ensemble set for spring concert performance The director of affiliated military and veteran services shared that the team strives to make sure military-affiliated students meet or exceed their goals while studying at ASU. 'At Angelo State, we stress the importance of teamwork and shared responsibility in achieving our common mission,' said Phillip Nichelson, director of affiliated military and veteran services. 'The entire ASU team works together to accomplish the mission of collective success for our military and veteran students and their families. We strive to ensure that during their time at ASU, our military-affiliated students will meet or exceed their expectations and satisfy their vision and their goals for the future.' An annual list of top Military Friendly Schools is provided to service members and their families to help them select the best university, college, or trade school that helps ensure a student's success in the classroom and after graduation. Each year, U.S. institutions are evaluated using public data sources and responses from the proprietary Military Friendly School surveys. According to ASU, over 1,8000 schools completed the annual survey and only 830 were awarded the Military Friendly School designation. Angelo State student lands NSA internship in Maryland 'Being a Military Friendly School lets our veterans, active duty military and their families know that we appreciate their service to our nation and are committed to their academic and career success,' said ASU President Hawkins. 'It also shows potential military-affiliated students that wherever in the world they may live or be stationed, the best way to go is to go as a Ram!' Visit the Military Friendly website to see the complete 2025-2026 list. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
