For the fourth consecutive year, Aiken Technical College has been recognized with a spot on Victory Media’s 2015 Military Friendly Schools list for its continued support of student veterans. 

Inclusion on the 2015 Military Friendly Schools list is awarded to the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trades schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students and dedicate resources to ensure their success in the classroom and after graduation.  Victory Media is a trusted resource for post-military education and career opportunities that also aims to help connect the military and civilian worlds.

“Aiken Technical College is honored to be recognized once again with this distinction as we continue to support our student veterans,” said ATC President Dr. Susan Winsor. “Having the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those who have sacrificed for our country is highly rewarding and a point of great pride for our institution.”

ATC offers a number of initiatives to assist the College’s almost 200 student veterans and military family members.  ATC’s Student Veterans Association connects student veterans on campus and provides them with support and resources to achieve success. The Veterans to Careers initiative, a partnership between ATC, the University of South Carolina-Aiken, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and the Aiken Warrior Project, strives to match student veterans’ program, discipline and skill set to temporary positions with businesses in the CSRA.  

ATC also offers a designated veterans’ lounge on campus and partners with the Aiken Warrior Project to make a veteran representative available to students on a regular basis.  Programs such as the College’s Tower Installation certificate program and new fully online Associate’s degree in Network Systems Management, while open to all students, greatly benefit veterans and active duty service members. 

In recent years, ATC partnered with the South Carolina Army National Guard to offer 25B Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) training in Network Systems Management to Guard members, allowing them to receive college credit for their military training.  ATC also offered the Accelerated Veterans Education and Transition (AVET) program to help student veterans increase test scores and avoid exhausting their veterans’ education benefits before completing their academic programs. 

For more information about student veteran resources or programs at ATC, please contact the Enrollment Services Center at 803-508-7263 or visit www.atc.edu.