College of Business Named BEST FOR VETS

East Carolina University’s College of Business has been named one of the nation’s Best for Vets for its commitment to providing opportunities to veterans in a ranking released Feb. 8.

ECU ranks 68^th in the Military Times fourth annual survey of graduate business schools nationwide. In total, five N.C. institutions were listed among the top 77 business schools recognized.

“We’re proud that our business program has once again earned national recognition for its commitment to America’s veterans,” said Dr. Stan Eakins, dean of the ECU College of Business. “Our faculty and staff value the unique contributions that veterans and those serving the military bring to our college. Their commitment to learning and serving others mirrors ECU’s mission.”

A total of 180 institutions provided information on five categories used to develop the rankings: university culture, student support, academic outcomes and quality, academic policies and cost and financial aid. University culture and student support counted the most, and financial aid counted the least, the Military Times reported.

Only institutions that participated in the Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges survey released in November were eligible. ECU was 28th, the highest ranked in North Carolina, in the earlier survey.

Data from Veterans Affairs, the defense department and three education sources – the IPEDS Data Center, College Scorecard data and the Cohort Default Rate Database – also were factored in the rankings.

The rankings are published this week in printed and online editions of Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times and at www.MilitaryTimes.com.

Programs for veterans and service members at ECU include participation in the Veterans Administration Yellow Ribbon Program, which extends GI Bill benefits to cover out-of-state tuition. ECU also has one of only 79 VA-funded Veterans Support on Campus representatives across the nation and the only one in North Carolina.

Other support groups include the student-led Pirate Veterans and the ECU Student Veteran Services office which offers Green Zone training for faculty and staff to increase understanding of military and veteran students and issues they may face in college. And ECU has programs to award academic credit for military training using American Council on Education recommendations. ECU’s Military Advisory Committee helps raise scholarship money for ROTC and military students and coordinates veterans recognition and military appreciation events.

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