ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA鈥&苍产蝉辫;For the fifth consecutive year, 麻豆原创 has been named a Military Friendly School by Victory Media. This year, the college was awarded the Bronze Designation. Bronze Award winners have programs that scored within 40 percent of the 10th-ranked institution within a given category.
鈥淎t Wesleyan, we are committed to serving our active military, veterans, and their families,鈥 commented President Dewey Clark, 鈥淲e want to do our part in helping make college affordable and attainable.鈥
Wesleyan offers a 10% discount on tuition to all active duty military students, veterans and their spouses.鈥
Victory Media鈥檚 鈥渕ilitary friendly鈥 designation places Wesleyan in the top 15 percent of schools nationwide that are embracing military service members, veterans and spouses to ensure their success on campus. Institutions earning the Military Friendly庐 School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey completed by the school. For the first time, student survey data was taken into consideration for the designation. More than 1,300 schools participated in the 2017-2018 survey with 849 earning the designation. Victory Media鈥檚 Chief Product Officer Daniel Nichols stated, 鈥淥ur ability to apply a clear, consistent standard to colleges creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages colleges to invest in programs to provide educational outcomes that are better for veterans.鈥
Wesleyan offers students a program in Military Science (ROTC鈥揜eserve Officers鈥 Training Corps) that combines college courses with summer training sessions to prepare students who show potential to serve as commissioned officers in the Army, Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard. U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, James Mercer heads Wesleyan鈥檚 Army ROTC program. He is a 25-year highly decorated Army veteran and public safety program professional who has worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and as the Director of Emergency Management Services for the City of Raleigh.
LTC James Mercer USA (Ret) stated 鈥淭he NCWC ROTC鈥檚 aim is to develop student leadership skills, provide an understanding of military customs and traditions, and offer students鈥 excellent ways to jumpstart their military or civilian careers.鈥
Enrollment in ROTC is open to all Wesleyan students, including those at the community colleges that participate in a Comprehensive Articulation Agreement with NC Wesleyan University.
A complete list of the 2017-2018 Military Friendly庐 Schools can be found at . More information on Wesleyan can be found at ncwu.edu. Contact ROTC@ncwu.eduor 252-985-5340 or more information on the NCWC ROTC program.
