What are institutions of higher education doing to help service members and veterans ease the transition into civilian life?
Postsecondary institutions are working hard to welcome service members and veterans. In fact, 57 percent of institutions surveyed by the American Council on Education and Lumina Foundation for Education currently provide special programs and services. Among them: • The most frequently cited services were financial aid counseling (57%), employment assistance (49%) and academic advising (48%). • More than 70 percent of public four-year institutions and 40 percent of public two-year institutions offer counseling to students with posttraumatic stress disorder or depression. • Thirty-two percent of have clubs or other organizations for these students.