Old Dominion Second-Ranked for Best Vets Programs

April 12, 2016

Military Connection Center Director Bill Brown leads a transition class at Old Dominion.

Old Dominion University is ranked No. 2 for best veterans programs by the military/veteran advocacy organization CollegeRecon.com.

To compile its ratings, the organization analyzes 17 key benefits programs to assist veterans and military personnel.

Such metrics include providing a Monthly Housing Allowance; having a campus student veterans chapter and an ROTC unit; providing in-state tuition for active-duty personnel; signing onto the VA Principles of Excellence and Eight Keys to Veterans Success, and offering Military Tuition Assistance.

CollegeRecon.com reports that Old Dominion is one of only eight schools to participate in or provide all 17 of the key veterans' benefits categories.

The CollegeRecon.com ratings can be found here.

Old Dominion also was recently included in Victory Media's "2016 Guide to Military Friendly Schools," published to help service members with their transition out of the military.

An independent advisory board of higher education and recruiting professionals rated Old Dominion highly across 10 categories, covering military support on campus and graduation and employment outcomes, as well as military spouse policies.

ODU is committed to supporting veterans and their families' transition into civilian life. The University's Military Connection Center serves as a one-stop shop for the academic and personal support of military-affiliated students.

The Hampton Roads region boasts one of the heaviest concentrations of active-duty military households in the nation - about 23 percent of Old Dominion's student body is military-affiliated.

For more information about Old Dominion's commitment to supporting military-affiliated students, visit the Military Connection Center.