{"id":28747,"date":"2017-12-18T15:53:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T20:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2017\/12\/18\/necc-still-best-vets\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:16:28","slug":"necc-still-best-vets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/12\/18\/necc-still-best-vets\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC is Still Best for Vets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/12\/Military-Times.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16973\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/12\/Military-Times-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a> takes good care of its military veterans and its showing. For the third consecutive year NECC was selected for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/rankings\/2017\/11\/20\/218-schools-make-military-times-best-colleges-2018-rankings\/\"> Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 rankings<\/a> (formerly Best for Vets).<\/p>\n<p>This is an annual ranking of the best colleges for veteran, active-duty, and military dependent students. More than 600 schools submitted an exhaustive 150-question survey to be considered for the honor.<\/p>\n<p>NECC was one of 34, two-year colleges nationwide to receive the honor and one of 218 two and four-year college and universities to receive the prestigious designation. Only three Massachusetts community colleges received a ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Of its nearly 6,000 students, NECC identifies 124 students as military. Northern Essex has a dedicated space for Veterans Services under the auspices of Sean Goldman, a former U.S. Marine who is now director of veterans services as well as a mental health clinician in NECC\u2019s counseling and psychological services.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings were more competitive than ever according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/\">\u201cMilitary Times\u201d<\/a>. A record number of school participated in the survey and less than half received the designation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u2026 Only the best made the cut,&#8221; said George Altman, the \u201cMilitary Times\u201d editor in charge of the rankings. \u201cFor the past eight years, we&#8217;ve seen colleges and universities consistently increasing their resources, revising their policies and improving their academic outcomes for military and veteran students. The Military Times Best: Colleges rankings showcase the very best of these efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a0\u201cMilitary Times\u201d survey asks colleges and universities to meticulously document a tremendous array of services, special rules, accommodations and financial incentives offered to students with military ties; and to describe many aspects of veteran culture on a campus. These institutions were evaluated in several categories, with university culture and academic outcomes bearing the most weight.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMilitary Times\u201d is an independent source for news and information for service members and their families. \u201cMilitary Times\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/militarytimes.com\/\">\u201cMilitaryTimes.com\u201d<\/a>\u00a0are independent sources for news and information on the most important issues affecting their careers and personal lives.<\/p>\n<p>As with all Military Times: Best Colleges 2018, it is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the many factors that help make colleges and universities a good fit for service members, military veterans, and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings were published at\u00a0 MilitaryTimes.com,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/armytimes.com\/\">ArmyTimes.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/navytimes.com\/\">NavyTimes.com<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/airforcetimes.com\/\">\u00a0AirForceTimes.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/marinecorpstimes.com\/\">MarineCorpsTimes.com\u00a0<\/a>and appeared in full in a special magazine issue of \u201cMilitary Times\u201d on newsstands in mid-November. The release of this year\u2019s list also marks Military Times\u2019 inaugural declaration of the month of November as Veterans Month. The independently owned media company is celebrating veterans beyond Veterans Day, with 30 days of veteran-focused coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Military Times\u2019 Best for Vets rankings include Colleges, Career &amp; Technical Colleges, Business Schools, Franchises, Employers, Law Enforcement and Places to Live.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information contact Alexis Fishbone at <a href=\"https:\/\/afishbone.necc.mass.edu\">afishbone.necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Essex Community College takes good care of its military veterans and its showing. 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