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<\/a>In its inaugural rankings of the Best Colleges for Veterans published Nov. 11, U.S. News listed UCCS as the only public university in Colorado on its list of best Western regional universities for veterans. UCCS was ranked 13 among public and private universities in the Western U.S. Regis University, Denver, a private university, also made the list.<\/p>\n\u201cWe appreciate the recognition of our efforts to help veterans achieve their goals through university education,\u201d Phillip Morris, director, Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs, said. \u201cWe take pride supporting our veterans holistically to help them successfully transition into the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new rankings provide data and information on schools that offer federal benefits, including tuition and housing assistance, to veterans and active service members. To qualify for the new rankings, the schools must be certified for the GI Bill and participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program and Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium.<\/p>\n
In addition to offering benefits described above, UCCS recently established a Veterans Resource Center on campus and developed a host of programs to help veterans orient to campus and successfully transition into the university and on to a career.<\/p>\n
In total, there were 234 ranked schools across all 10 U.S. News ranking categories: National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities (North, South, Midwest and West) and Regional Colleges (North, South, Midwest and West). For further details on how the rankings were calculated, see http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/2013\/11\/11\/best-colleges-for-veterans-methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n To see a full list of the Western regional universities cited by U.S. News, visit http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-west\/veterans<\/a>.<\/p>\n In August, U.S. News ranked UCCS as a top 10 Western regional public university and its College of Engineering and Applied Science a national leader in undergraduate engineering education. For more information, visit http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1668<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"