Suffolk County Community College: Gold Designation: Suffolk Named A 2022-23 Military Friendly School

Press release from Suffolk County Community College:

March 7, 2022

Suffolk County Community College has been named a 2022-23 military friendly school
with a gold designation by militaryfriendly.com after a comprehensive evaluation of
the college’s services using both public data and responses from a proprietary survey
the college completed. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-2023 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard.

“Suffolk County Community College has a proud history of serving and assisting veterans
and military connected pursue their educational goals,” said College President Dr.
Edward Bonahue. “We are proud to support those who have served our country,” he said,
“and we are proud to be named a military friendly school.”

Suffolk County Community College is dedicated to making the transition from military
service to the classroom easier for veterans and to make higher education more accessible
for service members and their families.

“Suffolk County Community College provides service members, veterans, and military
families with the flexibility and convenience needed to excel,” said Suffolk County
Community College Director of Veterans Affairs Shannon O’Neill.

O’Neill said that Suffolk recently moved its Ammerman Campus Veterans Resource Center
to new space as a result of a New York State Economic Development grant. The new,
modern and comfortable space, in the College’s refurbished Kreiling Hall, O’Neill
said, is equipped with student computers, a spacious lounge area and resource center.

O’Neill explained that Suffolk County Community College offers robust services staffed
with experts in military and Veterans benefits and community resources through its
Veterans Resource Centers located on all of the College’s campuses.

The services are available in person and virtually for Active Duty, Guard, Reservists,
Veterans and their dependents, according to O’Neill. The College, O’Neill said, also
waives the application fee for all individuals currently serving as well as Veterans
and their dependents.

Suffolk’s final ratings were determined by combining the college’s survey response
set and government/agency public data sources within a logic-based scoring assessment.
The institution’s 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 was measured.

Last revised: 3/7/2022. The Director of Communications

This press release was produced by Suffolk County Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.