Florida ranks high in care of student veterans

BY KATIE LANDECK

“They offered to pay for school in return for me enlisting,” said Caperhart, who joined as a hospital corpsman. Three years and an honorable discharge later, the Panama City woman is now a student at Gulf Coast State College, looking to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
“I think they do a good job here” serving veterans at GCSC “financial wise,” she said. “It’s like you’ve done your time; now we’ll serve you. It’s a good direction.”
As veterans continue to return from various overseas conflicts, how to best serve their needs in higher education is a question colleges and universities continue to grapple with. In a recent national Gallup Poll study of recent veteran graduates, about half of veterans said their school understood their unique needs, while the other half said there was room for improvement.
Florida has been aggressive in finding ways to make education accessible to veterans, with Victory Media, a veteran run media company, ranking it the fifth highest in the nation, with 69 schools making its military-friendly list. Additionally, the state government has taken steps to expand the post-9/11 GI Bill for veterans.
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