The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling list. JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 504 ’s community health services/liaison/counseling degrees to qualified students.
JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, JMU supports 21,594 students, and 842 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 464 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,824. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full JMU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 77 degrees to qualified ’s community health services/liaison/counseling students in 2020-2021.
Regent also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Regent supports 10,483 students, and 1,414 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,139 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,203. On top of their other funding sources, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Regent offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Regent]](/colleges/regent-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling list. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 10 ’s community health services/liaison/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Lynchburg also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Lynchburg supports 2,692 students, and 180 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 125 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,684. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lynchburg]](/colleges/lynchburg-college/student-life/veterans/)