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Immediate: September 24, 2014 Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634Email: alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases

Nassau Community College Makes 2015 Listing of "Military Friendly® Schools" 

Garden City, NY — Nassau Community College has been designated a 2015 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media. The Military Friendly® Schools designation is awarded to the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students and to dedicate resources to ensure their success in the classroom and after graduation.Key to Nassau Community College's service to students with military backgrounds is its Center for Veterans, which is an information source, a guide and an advocate for veterans on campus. The Center seeks to assist veterans in navigating the varied aspects of the college experience, including educational benefits, counseling and class scheduling. In particular, the Center has established a priority registration for students with military backgrounds, has provided them with orientation sessions and has hired them through the Veterans Work Study Project."We value the opportunity to work with the veterans who have chosen to attend NCC as a way of pursuing their educational and career goals, and we recognize our obligation to provide for them the learning environment and services that will allow them to make the most of their time at the College," said Dr. Kenneth Saunders, Acting President at the College. He added, "They have answered the call to duty on behalf of our nation's safety and freedom, and NCC's special efforts acknowledge that commitment and that service."Dr. Evangeline Manjares, NCC's Dean for Academic and Student Services and Centers for Service Learning and Veterans Affairs, noted that the survey conducted by Victory Media was comprehensive in exploring all of the ways in which colleges can assist students with military backgrounds. "The questions covered the many, many ways that colleges can interact with these students. We were pleased to be able to respond over and over again that NCC is persistently proactive in addressing the issues and concerns of the veterans who are students at the College."Victory Media's data-driven lists are published in its G.I. Jobs®, Military Spouse® and Vetrepreneur® media channels. The Military Friendly® Schools designation process includes extensive research and a data-driven survey of schools nationwide approved for Post-9/11 GI Bill funding.About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where over 22,000 full- and part-time students and approximately 10,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.Ref: 1761.9/9/14.170