Clarion University has been selected by G.I. Jobs magazine as one of the top “Military Friendly Schools” in the country for 2010.
    The list recognizes the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide, for efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students. The magazine surveyed over 7,000 institutions.
    Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations.
    “This list is especially important now because the recently enacted Post-9/11 GI Bill has given veterans virtually unlimited financial means to go to school,” said Rich McCormack, G.I. Jobs publisher. “Veterans can now enroll in any school, provided they’re academically qualified. So schools are clamoring for them like never before.”
    Clarion University currently has 135 veterans enrolled. The provisions of the bill make a Clarion University education free to those who qualify.
    “The Post-9/11 GI Bill is the most comprehensive education benefit package since the original GI Bill was signed into law in 1944,” said Ken Gurgel, director of financial aid /veterans affairs for Clarion University. “Qualified veterans could receive up to 100 percent of tuition and fees if they decide to return to college. Unlike the current Montgomery GI Bill, those qualifying under Post-9/11 GI Bill will not have to make any contributions toward their education.”
    Each state is allowed to use the money for up to cost for the most expensive state school. Clarion is not at the top of that list, and this means the benefits will cover 100 percent of the cost to attend Clarion University.”
    For additional information on Post-9/11 GI Bill contact Clarion University Financial Aid, 104 Egbert Hall, Clarion University, Clarion, Pa., 16214, telephone (814) 393-2315 or (800) 672-7171, or visit http://www.clarion.edu/1022/; or Admissions, Clarion University, Clarion, Pa., 16214, telephone (814) 393-2306 or (800) 672-7171, or online at http://www.clarion.edu/202/.
    Clarion University is the high-achieving, nationally recognized, comprehensive university that delivers a personal and challenging academic experience.