Military Friendly Information

YELLOW RIBBON PROGRAM

The University of West Florida (UWF) is a participating member of the Yellow Ribbon Program for the 2012 - 2013 academic year. UWF has voluntarily entered into an agreement with the VA to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. This agreement is part of the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. Only individuals entitled to the maximum benefit rate (based on service requirements) may receive this funding.

If eligible, the Post-9/11 GI Bill pays up to the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition and fees. You may have tuition and fees that exceed that amount if you are in an out-of-state status. UWF will pay 50% of the amount above the maximum allowed by the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the VA will pay the remaining 50%.

To confirm your eligibility and apply for the Yellow Ribbon Program contact the Military and Veterans Resource Center at mvrc@uwf.edu, 850-474-2262.

Military Advanced Education (MAE) again includes UWF to its "Military Friendly Colleges and Universities" list for 2013. " Military Friendly fith consecutive year.

MAE congratulates the entire faculty and staff for their efforts to satisfy the distance learning needs of our men and women in uniform. For our 2013 Guide to America's Top Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities, Military Advanced Education conferred with ESO's from all of the branches of our military to come up with a set of criteria for inclusion in The Guide that set the bar higher this year than in any year since we began publishing The Guide.

It is the policies that you put into practice for our men and women in uniform that led to your being selected for inclusion in Military Advanced Education's 2013 Guide to America's Top "Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities".

UWF NAMED MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOL BY "G.I. JOBS MAGAZINE" for the third consecutive year!

The University of West Florida was named a 2013 Military Friendly School by “G.I. Jobs Magazine.” The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. Schools on the list range from state universities and private colleges to community colleges and trade schools. 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.

The list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last May during which “G.I. Jobs” polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) consisting of educators and administrators from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toledo, Duquesne University, Coastline Community College and Lincoln Technical Institute. “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. Veterans need a trusted friend to help them decide where to get educated, and the Military Friendly Schools list is that trusted friend.”