{"id":69406,"date":"2015-11-20T08:15:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T13:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=69406"},"modified":"2019-03-31T09:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T13:03:06","slug":"ucf-designated-as-military-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-designated-as-military-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Designated as Military Friendly School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the 7th year in a row, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ has earned the Military Friendly\u00ae School designation by Victory Media.<\/p>\n<p>The Military Friendly\u00ae Schools designation is awarded to the top colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students, and to dedicate resources to ensure their success both in the classroom and after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very proud of the distinction, which we believe helps Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ draw the best in returning veterans to our university,\u201d said Paul Viau, director for Veterans Academic Resource Center.<\/p>\n<p>VARC is a one-stop solution to meet the needs of student veterans. 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