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�鶹��ѡ has been named a Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Job^SM and Military Spouse, for the seventh year in a row. In addition, this is the fifth year that �鶹��ѡ at Tuscarawas has held the elite title. �鶹��ѡat Ashtabula has been recognized for four years.

The latest designation puts �鶹��ѡin the top 20 percent of colleges and universities nationwide that are doing the most to embrace a commitment to student veterans, both in the classroom and after graduation.

“This is a major point of pride not only for the Center for Adult and Veteran Services, but for the Division of Student Affairs and the �鶹��ѡ community as a whole,” said Joshua Rider, director of Kent State’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services.

Institutions that competed for the elite Military Friendly School title completed a survey on topics such as military support on campus, military spouse policies, student retention rates, employment and graduation.

“Over the past six years, since the roll out of the Post 9/11 GI Bill in the fall of 2009, �鶹��ѡstudent veterans have graduated at a rate of 51 percent over four years,” Rider said. “This is 11 percent greater than the national average for veterans at a public institution during the same timeframe, according to Student Veterans of American in their Million Records Project.”

In addition, �鶹��ѡhas a 72 percent retention rate of veterans between their freshman and sophomore year.

“This honor indicates that as a university community we are serving our student veterans, service members and their families at a very high level,” Rider said. “It’s the university’s duty, but also a privilege to assist these military connected students on their path toward graduation and success.”

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