Maryville College just upped its game for supporting the nation's heroes in education, bagging the Silver-level Military Friendly® School designation for the upcoming academic year, an accolade that shines a light on institutions providing the goods for veterans and their kin when it comes to schooling and job prospects after the cap and gown are hung up. Maryville College announced this honor, which sets the standard for how colleges should roll out the red carpet for those who've worn the uniform.
Flying higher on their commitment to vet success, Maryville College scored their ratings by putting their data on the table and letting Viqtory and the Military Friendly® Advisory Council poke around, using surveys and analysis to weigh their worth, but this year's game was tougher with weightier criteria upping the ante, Maryville topped the charts, earning a spot on the coveted Military Friendly Schools list, set for publishing in G.I. Jobs Magazine come May and October, and available for the digi-hungry at militaryfriendly.com.
Director of veteran and military services at Maryville and a Navy vet with a two-decade service sticker, Dr. Jim Getman, dished on how the college is dialed in to what their student vets are after, stating, "Maryville College is committed to providing an academic environment where student veterans, and dependents of veterans thrive and excel to achieve academic success that benefits their personal and professional development," praises the college's intimate class sizes, local surroundings, and robust support services that form the trinity of their vet-friendly reputation.
With input from education and military recruitment savvy heads making up the Military Friendly® Advisory Council, a final grade for Maryville emerged from a hefty combo of survey sass and the college's ability to smash goals in student retention, graduation, and plans-post-grad, the Military Friendly® brass led by VP Kayla Lopez says, "Our standards provide a benchmark that promotes positive outcomes and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the Military Community," forging a champs atmosphere where schools sweat to one-up each other and keep bettering their game for those who've served.
True to the call, Maryville College doesn't leave a vet hanging when it comes to the moola for school, sweeping in aid with military Tuition Assistance, Post 9/11 GI Bill goodness, TN Strong Act benefits, and their own MC Helping Heroes Scholarship, for those who aren't covered under full VA benefits – a solid salute to their policy of giving credit where credit's due, including for military training, and a pledge to steer their vets toward fruitful careers.
