Home » Kentucky colleges, businesses named to military friendly lists

Kentucky colleges, businesses named to military friendly lists

19 schools, 12 businesses make Victory Media’s lists

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2015) — Nineteen Kentucky colleges and universities were named to Victory Media’s list of 2016 Military Friendly Schools. Also, 12 Kentucky businesses were named  2016 Military Friendly Employers.

militaryColleges and universities completed a survey of more than 100 questions covering ten categories:

  • Academic credibility (20 percent of score)
  • Support on campus (15 percent)
  • Admissions and orientation (15 percent)
  • Graduate and retention rates (10 percent)
  • Military student body composition (10 percent)
  • Career outcomes (10 percent)
  • Government approvals (5 percent)
  • Tuition assistance (5 percent)
  • Flexibility (5 percent)
  • Military spouse policies (5 percent)

Kentucky schools named to the list:

  • Ashland Community and Technical College
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College
  • Brescia University
  • Campbellsville University
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
  • Gateway Community and Technical College
  • Hopkinsville Community College
  • Morehead State University
  • Murray State University
  • Northern Kentucky University
  • Spencerian College Lexington
  • Spencerian College Louisville
  • Sullivan College of Technology & Design
  • Sullivan University
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Louisville
  • West Kentucky Spencerian College
  • Western Kentucky University

Businesses were ranked based on:

  • Recruiting effort (26 percent of score)
  • Recruiting results (24 percent)
  • Numbers of years on the list (11 percent)
  • Guard and reserve policies (17.5 percent)
  • Retention (10 percent)
  • Internal programs/community outreach (11.5 percent)

Businesses are:

  • Lockheed Martin
  • Humana Inc.
  • Marsh & McLennan Companies
  • Xerox
  • TEKsystems
  • Ingersoll Rand PLC
  • Adecco Group
  • Total Quality Logistics
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company
  • Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Lexmark International Inc.
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation