Aiken Technical College was among 36 technical colleges in the nation recognized for their continued commitment to providing opportunities to America’s veterans. Of those 36, only one other college was in South Carolina.

Military Times’ “Best for Vets: Career & Technical Colleges” evaluates various factors that qualify an institution as a good fit for military veterans and families. The evaluation is based on a 110-question survey analyzing efforts to provide veterans with opportunities and an environment for success.

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.