For Immediate Release
March 7, 2022
Gold Designation: Suffolk Named a 2022-23 Military Friendly School
秘色传媒 has been named a 2022-23 military friendly school with a gold designation by militaryfriendly.com after a comprehensive evaluation of the college鈥檚 services using both public data and responses from a proprietary survey the college completed. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-2023 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard.
鈥溍厣 has a proud history of serving and assisting veterans and military connected pursue their educational goals,鈥 said College President Dr. Edward Bonahue. 鈥淲e are proud to support those who have served our country,鈥 he said, 鈥渁nd we are proud to be named a military friendly school.鈥
秘色传媒 is dedicated to making the transition from military service to the classroom easier for veterans and to make higher education more accessible for service members and their families.
鈥溍厣 provides service members, veterans, and military families with the flexibility and convenience needed to excel,鈥 said Suffolk County Community College Director of Veterans Affairs Shannon O鈥橬eill.
O鈥橬eill said that Suffolk recently moved its Ammerman Campus Veterans Resource Center to new space as a result of a New York State Economic Development grant. The new, modern and comfortable space, in the College鈥檚 refurbished Kreiling Hall, O鈥橬eill said, is equipped with student computers, a spacious lounge area and resource center.
O鈥橬eill explained that 秘色传媒 offers robust services staffed with experts in military and Veterans benefits and community resources through its Veterans Resource Centers located on all of the College鈥檚 campuses.
The services are available in person and virtually for Active Duty, Guard, Reservists, Veterans and their dependents, according to O鈥橬eill. The College, O鈥橬eill said, also waives the application fee for all individuals currently serving as well as Veterans and their dependents.
Suffolk鈥檚 final ratings were determined by combining the college鈥檚 survey response set and government/agency public data sources within a logic-based scoring assessment. The institution鈥檚 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 was measured.
The 2022-2023 Military Friendly庐 Schools list will be published in the May and October issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found atLast revised: 3/7/2022. For comments on this webpage, contact: The Director of Communications.