Stratford University Named Top 10 Gold Award Recipient by Military Friendly®

Stratford University Named Top 10 Gold Award Recipient by Military Friendly®

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

Stratford University announced today that it has been named a Top 10 Gold Military Friendly® School Award recipient for its ongoing commitment in providing veterans with post-military education and career opportunities.

Stratford, which has a total of eight campuses located in Virginia, Baltimore, Md., and New Delhi, India, provides a wide range of veteran engagement activities for students year round. The school operates a one-stop service shop for military and veteran students at each campus and hired full-time veterans to help with the transition for students and new veteran employees.

A certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) business, Stratford also received the Perseverando Award (meaning “to persevere”) from Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe in both 2015 and 2016 for its commitment to creating employment opportunities for Virginia’s veterans.

“We are extremely proud of all of Stratford’s efforts to ensure that our country’s veterans, active duty military, and their families have the opportunity to receive a quality education and prepare for a career after their service,” said Mary Ann Shurtz, Executive Vice President of Stratford University. “We are honored to be named a Top 10 Gold Military Friendly® school.”

The Military Friendly® awards are distributed by Victory Media, originator of the Military Friendly® employment, entrepreneurship and education resources for veterans and their families. 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.

“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.”

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.

About Stratford University

Celebrating its 40th year, Stratford University, a For Benefit Corporation, is a private educational institution dedicated to preparing students for the challenges of a rewarding career. Alumni pursue professions in high-demand fields like computer science, information technology, hospitality, culinary arts, business administration, health sciences, and nursing. With convenient locations in Alexandria, Falls Church, Newport News, Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Woodbridge, Virginia; and in Baltimore, Maryland, Stratford University is the ideal place to fulfill academic and professional goals. Stratford University offers applied doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees, as well as many non-credit workshops and courses. Internationally, Stratford features a campus in New Delhi, India.

Stratford University: Dedicated to Changing Lives, One Student at a Time. For more information, go to www.stratford.edu.