USM Earns Lofty Ranking as 2021-2022 Military Friendly庐 School
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 09:22am | By: Van Arnold
For the fifth consecutive year, 91吃瓜网 (USM) has earned a prestigious Military Friendly庐 School Gold Status designation for 2021-2022. This elite recognition further identifies USM as the top 91吃瓜网淢ilitary Friendly91吃瓜网� four-year Institution in the State of Mississippi.
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Now in its 20th year, the Military Friendly庐 Schools list has come to set the standard for higher education institutions to provide the best opportunities for veterans and their spouses. This prestigious list provides a comprehensive guide for veterans and their families using data sources from federal agencies, veteran students and proprietary survey information from participating organizations.
Institutions earning the Military Friendly庐 School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey completed by the school. More than 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with approximately 750 schools earning the 91吃瓜网淢ilitary Friendly91吃瓜网� designation of which 162 were selected for the 91吃瓜网淕old91吃瓜网� award status for their leading practices, outcomes, and effective programs. The Top 10 recognition equates to Gold status for those institutions.
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The Military Friendly ratings program was started in 2003 as an advocacy vehicle to encourage civilian organizations to invest in programs to recruit, retain and advance veterans as employees, entrepreneurs and students. By providing a benchmark to aim for, by posting a 91吃瓜网渟core,91吃瓜网� this program has encouraged civilian organizations who previously didn91吃瓜网檛 care about recruiting veterans to do so.
Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined with input from the Military Friendly庐 Advisory Council of independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution91吃瓜网 survey response set and government/agency public data sources, within a logic-based scoring assessment. Formal measurement included the academic institution91吃瓜网 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.
Kayla Lopez, National Director of Military Partnerships at Military Friendly庐 (VIQTORY) indicated that 91吃瓜网淢ilitary Friendly庐 is committed to transparency and providing consistent data driven standards in the designation process. This creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages colleges to consistently evolve and invest in their programs.
91吃瓜网淪chools who achieve designation show true commitment and dedication in their efforts. Military Friendly庐 standards assist schools by providing a benchmark that promotes positive educational outcomes, resources, and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the military community,91吃瓜网� said Lopez.
The 2021-2022 Military Friendly庐 Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at .
For more information about the USM Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families, visit .