{"id":8786,"date":"2019-02-20T15:48:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=8786"},"modified":"2019-02-20T15:50:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:50:31","slug":"nash-community-college-named-military-friendly-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2019\/02\/nash-community-college-named-military-friendly-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Nash Community College Named Military Friendly\u00ae School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8787 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Military_Friendly-822x411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Military_Friendly-822x411.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Military_Friendly-822x411-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Military_Friendly-822x411-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Military_Friendly-822x411-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/>Nash Community College has again been named a Military Friendly School.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The college is among 766 schools to make the 2019-2020 Military Friendly \u00ae Schools list. The prestigious list provides a comprehensive guide for veterans and sets the standard for higher education institutions to provide the best opportunities for veterans and their spouses.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Higher education institutions earning the Military Friendly \u00ae School designation are evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey completed by the school.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">NCC was selected based on its survey scores and an assessment of the college\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Military Friendly \u00ae Schools list is created each year based on extensive research\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">using data from more than 8,800 schools nationwide, input from\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">student veterans, and responses to the proprietary, data-driven Military Friendly\u00ae\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Schools survey from participating institutions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The survey questions, methodology, criteria, and weighting were developed with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and employers.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">NCC is confident and proud of the relationship the college is building with men and women in uniform who bravely serve in the United States Military, and their families.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The college is dedicated to providing the highest quality comprehensive support to student veterans in an atmosphere of commitment, respect and academic excellence. NCC offers training opportunities for veterans, eligible National Guard\/Reservists and eligible dependents (spouse and\/or children) of 100 percent service-connected disabled or deceased veterans.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For more information about veteran affairs at NCC, please contact Norman Cooper, NCC Veterans Services Officer at 252-428-7355.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nash Community College has again been named a Military Friendly School.\u00a0 \u00a0 The college is among 766 schools to make the 2019-2020 Military Friendly \u00ae Schools list. 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