Military Times Names SUNY Empire State College Among “Best For Vets: Colleges 2014”

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Military Times, a publication of Gannett Government Media, has added SUNY Empire State College to its “Best for Vets: Colleges 2014” rankings. The college is highlighted in the online and nontraditional category. This honor noted several specific features of the college including low in-state undergraduate and graduate tuition; waiving of most fees for veterans and active-duty military; the award-winning Office of Veteran and Military Education; low student-faculty ratio and strong support staff; the college’s acceptance of academic credit for military training recommended by the American Council on Education. “Empire State College’s strengths with nontraditional students and two decades of experience in online education, which characterizes many veterans, active-duty members of the military, and how they learn, are just two examples of why the college was chosen for Best for Vets and to play a leading role in the access, completion and success agenda of Open SUNY,” Merodie A. Hancock, president of the college, said.