UMaine on ‘Military Friendly’ Schools List
The University of Maine has been included on a list of “military friendly” colleges, universities and educational institutions that offer noteworthy services, opportunity and support for veterans of the United States military service.
The Military Friendly Schools Guide considered 8,000 institutions in coming up with its annual list. University of Maine System campuses in Augusta, Fort Kent and Presque Isle also made the 2012 list.
“The 1,518 colleges, universities and trade schools on this year’s list prioritize the recruitment of students with military experience,” according to the publishers of the guide, GI Jobs’ Victory Media. “The result is a list of approximately 1,000 schools which represent the 15 percent that are the most Military Friendly. These schools are making the grade by offering scholarships and discounts, veterans’ clubs, full-time staff, military credit and other services to those who served. The 2012 list of Military Friendly Schools was compiled through extensive research and a data driven survey of more than 8,000 schools nationwide.”
“The Military Friendly Schools list is the gold standard in letting veterans know which schools will offer them the greatest opportunity, flexibility and overall experience,” says Derek Blumke, president of Student Veterans of America and a member of the list’s Academic Advisory Board, on the Military Friendly Schools website. “It’s especially important now with so many schools competing for military students.”
The web pages about UMaine includes a list of ways the university supports veteran students.
Victory Media is a veteran-owned business, which 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.
Other Maine institutions on the list include Husson University, Maine Maritime Academy, Central Maine Community College, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, and The Landing School.
Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756