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Military Advanced Education Publishes Sixth Annual Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) January 10, 2013

Military Advanced Education (MAE) has published its 2013 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities, available in print in its December 2012 issue and online at http://www.mae-kmi.com. A list of included institutions by state follows the end of this release.

Published since 2005, MAE serves armed services education service officers (ESOs), transition officers (TOs), and other top level commands who work with servicemembers, veterans, and their families during active duty, transition, and post-transition to optimize their armed forces educational benefits.

The Guide presents results of a questionnaire of the military-friendly policies enacted at more than 300 institutions including private, public, for-profit, not-for-profit, four-year, and two-year colleges. Institutions were evaluated in four areas:

????Support: including on-campus child care, on-campus veterans center, faculty trained in veteran reintegration issues, full-time counselors trained in veteran-specific mental health concerns

????Financial: including in-state tuition for active duty servicemembers, Yellow Ribbon program, veteran work-study program, military student-specific scholarships, tuition discounts/scholarships for dependents

????Military Culture: including on-campus ROTC, MyCAA approved, membership in Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

????Flexibility: including online learning options, extent of transfer credits accepted by degree level, presence on military installations

?Six years ago, MAE published its first Guide to Military-Friendly Schools, making it the first publication to launch a reference tool of this type,? said Laural Hobbes, MAE?s editor. ?Our ongoing, close collaboration with ESOs and TOs over the years revealed the need for an evaluation tool that would reflect an institution?s military-friendly policies in greater breadth and depth, yet still be easy to use. This year, our Guide delivers the best of both worlds. While it?s based on more comprehensive research, there?s no need to navigate a data maze. Each school?s performance ranking by category is represented by an easy-to-recognize dashboard. This will enable prospective students to quickly target schools that are strongest in the military-friendly policies that are most important to them, and then put these incontext with other academic or career considerations.

?In keeping with our student-centric improvements, we decided to eliminate a ranking system. We?ve presented each school?s performance by category, but ultimately, the ?best? choice is a personal decision,? Hobbes added.

Planning an individual educational roadmap: school evaluation and self-assessment go hand in hand

In meetings with his or her ESO, the prospective student should develop a clear picture of what qualities they want in a college or university. At the same time, the student should be evaluating their individual learning styles, capabilities, resources, needs and objectives.

Hobbes noted a recent interview MAE conducted with Sergeant Victoria Datcher, a servicemember at Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan, who is presently taking face-to-face classes with instructors from University of Maryland University College.

?The most important factors I considered when I chose a university were location and accreditation,? Datcher said. ?Location was an important factor because I?m currently deployed. ? I enjoy being in a ?face to face? class because I get to experience somewhat of a normalized structured school environment, and I enjoy being around other students and hearing their input on assignments and class work.

?Since I?m in the military, I don?t have the luxury of being in one place for an extended amount of time,? Datcher continued. ?I need a university with a transcript that would be accepted by other universities. ? I don?t want to waste my time in a school that has no accreditation because I plan on being a warrant officer, and in order to be one I must attend an accredited university.?

For some, ?military-friendly? is part of a bigger picture

While Datcher?s priorities were in part influenced by the educational resources available while on deployment, another student could have vastly different concerns.

Kirk Brown, publisher of MAE, commented, ?What is important for one prospective student in the realm of ?military-friendly? may be less important to another. For some veterans, an institution?s academic reputation may be the single most important influencing factor in their selection. Yet, knowing that an institution has a dedicated veterans organization or participates in the Yellow Ribbon program, for example, may help them narrow the playing field. The Guide, in its newest incarnation, is a powerful mechanism to simplify a complex research process?and no two student?s priorities are the same.?

About Military Advanced Education and KMI Media Group, Inc.

Military Advanced Education (http://www.mae-kmi.com) serves education service officers and transition officers at every U.S. military installation, along with the servicemembers they counsel. Published 10 times yearly, MAE?s editorial coverage includes exclusive interviews with military executive leadership, educators, and members of Congress; best practices; career and transition spotlights; servicemember, school, and program profiles; and periodic special reports. KMI Media Group, Inc. (http://www.kmimediagroup.com) is the leading independent publisher of targeted information about military requirements, technologies and operations. Serving as a unique forum for senior military and Department of Defense leadership, KMI focuses on distinct and essential communities within the defense market.

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INSTITUTIONS APPEARING IN MILITARY ADVANCED EDUCATION?S 2013 GUIDE to MILITARY FRIENDLY COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Alabama

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach????

Herzing University, Birmingham

J.F. Drake State Technical College, Huntsville????

The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville????

Troy University, Troy????

United States Sports Academy,????Daphne????

University of Montevallo, Montevallo????

University of North Alabama, Florence????

Virginia College ,Birmingham????

Arkansas

Arkansas State University, State University????

Mid-South Community College, West Memphis????

Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock????

University of Arkansas at Monticello,Monticello????

University of Arkansas , Fort Smith, Fort Smith????

Arizona

Brighton College, Scottsdale????

Dunlap-Stone University, Phoenix

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,Prescott

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix

Rio Salado College, Tempe

University of Phoenix, Phoenix

California

Allied American University, Laguna Hills????

American Graduate University,????Covina ????

Argosy University, Orange????

Brandman University,????Irvine????

California Southern University,????Irvine????

California State University ? San Bernardino, San Bernardino????

California State University ? Chico, Chico????

California State University ? Stanislaus, Turlock????

Community Business College,????Modesto????

Golf Academy of America, San Diego????

Henley-Putnam University, Santa Clara????

Humboldt State University, Arcata????

New York Film Academy, Los Angeles????

San Diego City College,????San Diego????

Santa Clara University,????Santa Clara????

Southern California Institute of Technology, Anaheim????

Trident University International, Cypress????

United States University, Chula Vista????

University of San Diego, San Diego

Colorado

American Sentinel University,Aurora????

Aspen University, Denver????

Colorado State University-Global Campus, Greenwood Village????

Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo

Colorado Technical University,????Colorado Springs????

Ecotech Institute, Aurora????

Jones International University,????Centennial????

Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver

Regis University, Denver????

Connecticut

Albertus Magnus College, New Haven????

Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield????

Charter Oak State College, New Britain????

Post University, Waterbury????

University of New Haven, West Haven????

District of Columbia

Graduate School USA

The Catholic University of America

Florida

Barry University, Miami Shores????

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,????Daytona Beach, Prescott

Everest University Online, Tampa

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne????

Kaplan University, Ft Lauderdale

Keiser University, Ft. Lauderdale????

Saint Leo University, Saint Leo

The Baptist College of Florida,????Graceville????

The University of Tampa, Tampa????

University of Florida Online Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Program, Gainesville????

University of Florida,Gainesville????

University of North Florida, Jacksonville????

University of West Florida, Pensacola????

Georgia

Ashworth College, Norcross????

Columbus State University, Columbus????

Darton State College,????Albany????

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega????

Wiregrass Ga. Technical College, Valdosta????

Hawaii

Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu????

Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu

Iowa

Graceland University,????Lamoni????

Upper Iowa University,????Fayette????

William Penn University, Oskaloosa????

Idaho

Boise State University,????Boise????

Illinois

American InterContinental University,????Schaumburg????

College of Lake County, Grayslake????

DeVry University, Downers Grove

East-West University,Chicago

Governors State University, University Park????

Illinois State University, Normal

Parkland College, Champaign ????

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville????

Western Illinois University, Macomb ????

Indiana????

Huntington University, Huntington

Indiana State University, Terre Haute

Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne????

Indiana University- Purdue University, Indianapolis????

Indiana Wesleyan University,Marion

ITT Technical Institutes, Carmel????

Vincennes University,????Vincennes????

Iowa

Ashford University, Clinton????

University of Iowa,????Iowa City ????

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls

Kansas

Barton Community College, Fort Riley / Fort Leavenworth/Great Bend

Fort Hays State University, Hays????

Kansas State University, Manhattan????

Manhattan Area Technical College, Manhattan????

Southwestern College,????Winfield????

University of Kansas, Lawrence????

Kentucky

Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville????

Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia????

Massachussetts

American International College, Springfield????

Bristol Community College, Fall River????

Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy????

Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills????

National Graduate School of Quality Management, Falmouth????

Northeastern University, Boston????

University of Massachusetts, Amherst????

Westfield State University, Westfield????

Maryland

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold????

Capitol College, Laurel????

Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore????

Howard Community College, Columbia

Maryland Institute College of Art,Baltimore????

Towson University, Towson????

Maine

University of Southern Maine,????Portland

Michigan????

Baker College Online, Flint????

Central Michigan University Global Campus,Mt. Pleasant????

Ferris State University,????Big Rapids????

Grand Valley State University,????Allendale????

Madonna University, Livonia????

Siena Heights University, Adrian????

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor????

Western Michigan University,????Kalamazoo????

Minnesota

Broadview University (All campuses),Woodbury????

College of St. Scholastica, Duluth????

Globe University ( All Campuses), Woodbury????

Hamline University, St Paul????

Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights????

Metropolitan State University,????St. Paul????

Minnesota School of Business ( All campuses), Woodbury????

St Cloud State University, St Cloud????

Winona State University, Winona????

Missouri

Columbia College of Missouri,Columbia????

Grantham University, Kansas City????

Jefferson College, Hillsboro????

Missouri State University, Springfield????

Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla????

Park University, Parkville????

Saint Louis University,????St. Louis????

State Fair Community College,????Sedalia????

Webster University, St Louis????

Montana

Carroll College, Helena

University of Great Falls, Great Falls????

Mississippi

Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Wesson????

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

North Carolina????

Coastal Carolina Community College,Jacksonville????

Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville????

Methodist University,????Fayetteville????

Nash Community College, Rocky Mount????

University of North Carolina ?Pembroke, Pembroke

University of North Carolina ?Wilmington, Wilmington????

Western Carolina University, Cullowhee????

Nebraska

Bellevue University, Bellevue????

University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha????

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha

New Hampshire

Granite State College,????Concord????

New England College,????Henniker????

New Jersey

Burlington County College, Pemberton????

Caldwell College, Caldwell????

Mercer County Community College, Trenton????

Monmouth University,????West Long Branch????

New Jersey City University, Jersey City????

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick/ Camden/Newark

Thomas Edison State College,????Trenton????

New York????

Adelphi University, Garden City????

Berkeley College, New York????

Canisius College, Buffalo????

CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies, New York????

Daemen College, Amherst????

D?Youville College, Buffalo????

Elmira College,????Elmira????

Erie Community College, Buffalo????

Excelsior College, Albany????

Fordham University, New York????

Hofstra University, Hempstead????

Medaille College, Buffalo????

Mercy College,????Dobbs Ferry????

Monroe Community College, Webster????

Nazareth College of Rochester, Rochester????

New York Chiropractic College,????Seneca Falls????

Niagara County Community College, Sanborn????

Paul Smith?s College,Paul Smiths????

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester????

St. Joseph?s College, Patchogue????

State University of New York at Canton, Canton????

State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam????

SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga????

SUNY Maritime College, The Bronx

SUNY Oswego,????Oswego????

Syracuse University, Syracuse????

The City University of New York, New York????

Utica College,????Utica????

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Flushing????

New Mexico

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque????

North Dakota

Bismarck State College, Bismarck????

Mayville State University, Mayville????

University of Mary,Bismarck????

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks????

Ohio

Brown Mackie College,????Cincinnati

Central Ohio Technical College, Newark????

Franklin University, Columbus

Heidelberg University,????Tiffin????

The Ohio State University, Columbus????

The University of Findlay, Findlay????

Wright State University, Dayton????

Oklahoma

Cameron University, Lawton

The University of Oklahoma, Norman????

St. Gregory?s University College for Working Adults, Tulsa????

Oregon

Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls????

Warner Pacific College, Portland????

Pennsylvania

Arcadia University, Glenside????

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion

Drexel University Online, Phildadelphia????

Duquesne University,????Pittsburgh????

Keystone College, La Plume????

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania,????Kutztown????

Lackawanna College, Scranton????

Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell????

Neumann University, Aston????

Penn State World Campus, University Park????

Thiel College, Greenville????

Washington & Jefferson College, Washington????

West Chester University(MBA Program), West Chester????

Rhode Island

Roger Williams University, Bristol????

Salve Regina University, Newport????

South Carolina

The Citadel, Charleston????

Coastal Carolina University, Conway????

Clemson University, Clemson????

Limestone College, Gaffney

South Dakota

Mitchell Technical Institute, Mitchell????

Texas

Central Texas College,????Killeen????

Coastal Bend College, Beeville

Collin College,????McKinney????

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi????

Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene????

Kilgore College????,Kilgore????

Lamar University, Beaumont????

McMurry University, Abilene????

Texas A&M International University,Laredo????

Texas A&M University,????College Station????

Texas State Technical College West Texas, Sweetwater????

Texas Tech University, Lubbock????

Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth????

The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson????

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton????

University of North Texas, Denton????

University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio????

University of Texas Brownsville/Texas Southernmost College, Brownsville????

Wayland Baptist University, Plainview????

Weatherford College,????Weatherford????

West Texas A&M University, Canyon????

Tennessee

Austin Peay State University,Clarksville

Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City????

Huntington College of Health Sciences, Knoxville????

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville????

University of Memphis, Memphis????

Vanderbilt University,????Nashville????

Utah

Utah State University, Logan????

Western Governors University, Salt Lake City

Virginia

Averett University, Danville????

Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave

Bryant & Stratton College, Hampton Campus, Hampton????

Bryant & Stratton College, Richmond Campus,????Richmond????

Bryant & Stratton College, Virginia Beach Campus, Virginia Beach????

College of William & Mary, Williamsburg????

Eastern Shore Community College, Melfa????

ECPI University, Virginia Beach????

Liberty University, Lynchburg????

Norfolk State University, Norfolk

Northern Virginia Community College,????Annandale

Old Dominion University, Norfolk????

Regent University, Virginia Beach????

Stratford University, Falls Church????

Tidewater Community College, Norfolk????

University of Fairfax, Vienna????

University of Management and Technology, Arlington????

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg????

Vermont

Norwich University, Northfield????

Washington

City University of Seattle, Bellevue

Eastern Washington University, Cheney????

Heritage Unversity, Toppenish????

Olympic College, Bremerton

Saint Martin?s University, Lacey????

Washington State University, Pullman????

West Virginia

Davis & Elkins College,????Elkins????

Marshall University, Huntington????

Ohio Valley University,????Parkersburg????

Wisconsin

Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee????

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh, Oshkosh????

University of Wisconsin-Platteville Online, Platteville????

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater

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