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Lake Area Technical College Named Gold Award Recipient by Military Friendly®

Posted on: December 8, 2016   |   Category: News
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December 8, 2016

School’s Military Initiatives Honored for being “Better for Veterans”

WATERTOWN, SD – Lake Area Technical College announced today that it has been named a Gold-level Military Friendly® School Award recipient in the Community College category for 2017. Lake Area Technical College is the only college in South Dakota to receive the gold-level distinction.

Victory Media, originator of the family of Military Friendly® employment, entrepreneurship and education resources for veterans and their families, published its special awards for 2017 Military Friendly® Schools and Employers at https://militaryfriendly.com. For more than a decade, Military Friendly® ratings have set the standard for companies and colleges demonstrating positive employment and education outcomes for veterans and their families.
“Our staff, many of whom are also veterans, excels at serving our student veterans and assisting them as they transition from boots to books and beyond,” Lake Area Technical College President Mike Cartney said. “The gold-level Military Friendly® School Award is a humbling honor for our institution, and great recognition for our veteran services staff.”
New this year, Military Friendly® Awards showcase the most powerful and effective programs of more than 200 companies and 1,200 post-secondary schools that were designated as “Military Friendly®” in November. Of those designated, 154 employers and 541 schools have been recognized for excellence in different categories, highlighting not only “Are you Military Friendly®?” but “How Military Friendly® are you?”
“All of our Military Friendly® award recipients set the standard for excellence,” said Daniel Nichols, Chief Product Officer of Victory Media and head of Military Friendly® development. “They offer exceptional examples of what it means not just to build a program that meets federal requirements, but one that serves the military and veteran community from classrooms to careers.”
Companies and schools must have successfully completed a 2017 Military Friendly® survey and been designated as a 2017 Military Friendly® School or Employer to be considered for the Awards program. The names of awardees are published online at https://militaryfriendly.com and will be printed in the December issue of G.I. Jobs® or Guide to Military Friendly® Schools. To see a complete list of this year’s award winners, or to learn more about Military Friendly® ratings and how to participate, visit https://militaryfriendly.com.