Randolph Community College has been named a Military Friendly School for 2012 by G.I. Jobs magazine. Only 24 of the 58 community colleges in North Carolina have earned this designation.
RCC will be celebrating the designation with a flag raising at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, on the Asheboro Campus. U.S. Congressman Howard Coble and N.C. Senator Jerry Tillman are expected to attend the ceremony. Refreshments will be served in the Foundation Conference Center afterwards.
The U.S. and N.C. flags to be raised have been flown over the U.S. and State Capitol buildings, according to Lorie McCroskey, director of recruitment and student activities at RCC. The U.S. flag was flown over the Capitol Building on Sept. 4, 2011, the 49th anniversary of the beginning of classes at RCC in 1962.
The Military Friendly Schools list is determined through exhaustive research by the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Schools team. This research includes government agencies and private entities that administer education benefits and a comprehensive survey administered by G.I. Jobs. A Military Friendly Schools Academic Advisory Panel, consisting of five higher education administrators, helps determine survey questions and weightings.
Research findings are compiled and weighted according to the following categories to determine a final score:
- 45% for Effort 1, defined as certifications, programs and policies, which measures a school’s non-financial efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students. This category includes things like VA-approval to accept the GI Bill, SOC membership, academic credit for CLEP and ACE, flexible learning programs and much more.
- 35% for Effort 2, defined as financial commitment, which measures a school’s financial efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students. This category includes things like Yellow Ribbon program membership, tuition benefits and % of overall recruitment budget allocated to recruiting military students.
- 15% for a school’s results, or success, in recruiting military and veteran students. This category includes the number and % of military and veteran students enrolled.
- 5% allocated to other categories including a school’s academic accreditations.
Veterans who are interested in attending Randolph Community College should contact Cathy Aikens, financial aid specialist/VA certifying official, at 633-0308 or e-mail cdaikens@randolph.edu .
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