The Military Friendly Survey has awarded Virginia Western Community College a designation of Gold Status for 2026-27 following College-wide efforts to support military-affiliated students.
The Military Friendly organization assesses educational institutions on benchmarks including graduation, retention, job placement or transfer rates; loan default rates; and veteran outcomes as well as outcomes for Guard and Reserve students, dependents, active duty, and military spouses. To be designated Military Friendly, an educational institution must meet three or more benchmarks.
To achieve Gold Status, Virginia Western had to meet five or more benchmarks and meet qualification percentages compared with other schools in the award category of Large Community College in this survey cycle. The new designation upgrades the College’s ranking of Silver in 2025-26. Virginia Western again received designation as a Military Spouse Friendly School.
Read more about the Gold designation and a celebration on May 5.