Military Advanced Education (MAE) has awarded Albany State University as a “top school” in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges & Universities. The publication measures best practices in military and veteran education. The guide was released in the December issue of MAE, and is available online at www.mae-kmi.com. 

The guide designed for men and women in uniform presents results of a questionnaire about military-supportive policies enacted at more than 600 institutions including private, public, for-profit, not-for-profit, four-year, and two-year colleges. Institutions were evaluated on their military culture, financial aid, flexibility, on-campus support and online support services.

“Our on-campus military outreach center is designed to assist military students with programs and services that enable them to pursue and continue their education,” said ASU Military Liaison Coordinator Claven Williams. “Being named to the list of the Top Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities gives us access to an increasing segment of our student population.  At ASU the armed forces is a major part of our recruitment initiative and we are committed to providing an education to those who serve,” he added.

Each school’s performance rating by category is represented by an easy-to-recognize dashboard that enables prospective students to quickly target schools that follow best practices in military education. 

“We believe the guide serves as an invaluable tool for both education services officers and transition officers when advising service members about their educational opportunities,” said Kelly Fodel,MAE’s editor. “We used strict criteria to individually evaluate the submissions of respondents, and we had a record number of schools participating this year.”