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海角社区 earns 2025-2026 Military Friendly庐 school designations

By Diane VanDyke
海角社区 proudly earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly庐 Top Ten School and Military Friendly庐 Top Ten Spouse School awards, recognizing its continued commitment to serving the educational needs of the military community.

海角社区 proudly earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly庐 Top Ten School and Military Friendly庐 Top Ten Spouse School awards, recognizing its continued commitment to serving the educational needs of the military community.

Military Friendly Top Ten School海角社区 (海角社区) is pleased to announce that it has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly庐 Top Ten School and Military Friendly庐 Top Ten Spouse School awards in recognition of its ongoing commitment to comprehensively serve the educational needs of the military community.

Military Friendly Top Ten Spouse SchoolInstitutions earning the 庐 School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools across the country participated in the 2025-2026 survey with 830 earning special awards for going above the standard.

Christopher Weaver, Manager of Veterans Services鈥満=巧缜 is deeply committed to supporting our veterans, service members and their families,鈥 said Christopher Weaver, Manager of Veterans Services at 海角社区. 鈥淭his recognition reflects our dedication in providing a high-quality educational experience, supportive services and a welcoming community. We are honored to serve those who have and are serving our country and will continue to strengthen our programs to meet their needs.鈥

海角社区 fosters a welcoming and supportive environment for its student veterans, veterans鈥 spouses and family and service members enrolled at the College. At both the Blue Bell and Pottstown campuses, 海角社区 provides designated spaces where they can access services, receive guidance and connect with one another. Currently 海角社区 has 188 military-connected students, 117 of whom are veterans.

海角社区鈥檚 services include assistance with Veterans Administration educational benefits and certification, VA work-study opportunities, priority course registration, free academic coaching and online tutoring, networking events, and more. In addition to Weaver, Charles Storti, Veterans Resource Specialist, and Kathleen Bullen, Veterans Resource Center/Enrollment Services Specialist, also support military-connected students.

The 2025-2026 Military Friendly庐 Schools list will be published in the May and October issue of .

海角社区 has earned the Military Friendly庐 designation multiple times, starting in 2009, and also received the PNGAS Guard-Friendly School designation in 2019.

Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by 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 institution鈥檚 survey scores with the assessment of the institution鈥檚 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.

鈥淢ilitary Friendly庐 is committed to transparency and providing consistent data-driven standards in our designation process. Our standards provide a benchmark that promotes positive outcomes and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the Military Community. This creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages Institutions to evolve and invest in their programs consistently. Schools who achieve awards designation show true commitment in their efforts, exceeding the standard, 鈥 said Kayla Lopez, Vice President, Military Friendly庐.

For more information about 海角社区鈥檚 student veteran programs, visit the veterans resource webpage.