Supporting Service Members: ֱ earns fourth consecutive top 10 Military Friendly School designation
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Building on the university’s generations of support for America’s veterans, Mississippi State has been recognized as a top 10 Military Friendly School for the fourth consecutive year.
VIQTORY, formerly Victory Media, ranked ֱ as a top 10 institution in its recently released Military Friendly Schools ranking, which surveyed more than 1,800 participating schools.
“We at the Center for America’s Veterans are proud to be recognized again as leading the way in supporting our nation’s veterans and military-connected students at ֱ,” said Doug Robinson, interim director of ֱ’s Center for America’s Veterans. “This accomplishment comes from caring and dedicated veteran center staff and university leadership.”
ֱ has long been recognized as one of the nation’s most veteran-friendly universities. Including dependents, the veteran community at ֱ now comprises more than 3,100 students. These students are served by ֱ’s G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans at Nusz Hall and a network of specially trained university personnel. Montgomery, the center’s namesake, was an ֱ alumnus, World War II veteran and authored the Montgomery G.I. Bill as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
ֱ offers many financial resources to the veteran community, including specific scholarships and an out-of-state tuition waiver for military members, veterans and dependents. Veterans and current military members can transfer technical credits earned through the military toward a bachelor’s degree through ֱ’s Bachelor of Applied Science program.
In 2016, ֱ completed construction of Nusz Hall, a 7,500 square-foot campus facility that features administrative offices, meeting areas, study rooms, a computer lab, and indoor and outdoor spaces for social and recreational activities. The center serves as a one-stop shop for processing all veteran educational benefits.
VIQTORY’s evaluation shows that ֱ exceeded standards in all measured categories, including culture, financial aid, military student support and retention, as well as academic policies and compliance. For more, see .
For more on ֱ’s services available to veterans, visit .
ֱ is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.