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Hopkinsville Community College ranked 17th for two-year colleges on Military Times Best: Colleges 2018

Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville, KY – Military Times has announced its Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 rankings, formerly known as Best for Vets. Hopkinsville Community College (HCC) is ranked 17th in the 2-year college list. HCC has been included in the list for eight consecutive years, since the Military Times’ rankings began.

“We are honored to again be included in the list of colleges that focus on and serve the military and veteran population,” said HCC Fort Campbell Campus Director Allisha Lee.

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“HCC continually looks for ways to improve programming that will fit the needs of service members and their families. We’re growing exciting organizations such as our Student Veterans Organization (SVO) and SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society that support the military student,” Lee stated.

HCC is one of only four on-base higher education institutions, and the only community college on Fort Campbell.

More than 600 colleges took part in this year’s detailed survey.

“Of the hundreds of schools that applied, fewer than half received the Military Times Best: Colleges designation this year. Only the best made the cut,” said George Altman, the Military Times editor in charge of the rankings. “For the past eight years, we’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.”

Military Times’ annual Best Colleges 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. Military Times also factors in data from the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments, as well as three Education Department sources: the IPEDS Data Center, College Scorecard data and the Cohort Default Rate Database.

For the full Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 rankings go here.

About the Hopkinsville Community College

For most Pennyrile Kentucky region residents, higher education begins at Hopkinsville Community College (HCC). The college serves thousands of area residents each year as a comprehensive regional learning center providing academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and certificate programs in occupational fields; prebaccalaureate education; adult, continuing and developmental education; customized training for business and industry; and distance learning.

As part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, HCC is a critical component to transforming the region’s economy by providing citizens with the education and training needed for high growth, high wage careers. KCTCS consists of more than 70 campuses and 97,000 students.

For more information, visit Hopkinsville.kctcs.edu.

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