Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been named a Bronze Award-level Military Friendly School Award recipient in the Community College category for having outstanding programs and support for our nation’s veterans and their families. Victory Media, originator of the family of Military Friendly employment, entrepreneurship and education resources for veterans and their families, published its special awards for 2017 Military Friendly Schools and Employers at https://militaryfriendly.com.
 
“All of our Military Friendly award recipients set the standard for excellence,” said Daniel Nichols, Chief Product Officer of Victory Media and head of Military Friendly development. “They offer exceptional examples of what it means not just to build a program that meets federal requirements, but one that serves the military and veteran community from classrooms to careers.”

Wiregrass Georgia Tech offers credit, and non-credit classes through an office located at Moody Air Force Base. Wiregrass has a partnership with the Community College of the Air Force to provide five CCAF required general education courses through distance education.  The college also coordinates the National Testing Center located on base providing a variety of testing services including CLEP, DANTES, and Pearson Vue required for placement, academia, and certifications. The Center has been recognized as being among the top 25 military test centers in the nation that administered the most exams.
 
Wiregrass’ Military and Veterans Program Coordinator Tabora Temple has worked to improve the Veteran Lounge on the Valdosta Campus to include a Green Zone (safe zone), Skype capabilities for communicating with deployed family members, and computer access and other features to aid veteran and military students while enrolled at Wiregrass. The military enrollment at Wiregrass has increased by 20.1% since last Fall.
 
Wiregrass offers a Fast Track plan on Moody AFB.  This is where students can complete their general education course requirements for the Community College of Air Force in just two to three semesters through Wiregrass Tech.

Wiregrass is also proud of the college’s chapter of the Student Veterans Association of America. The student organization provides an avenue for veterans and military members to seek assistance from others with a common background, become involved in college life, and give back to the community through various community service projects.