Albertus Magnus College Once Again Named Military Friendly School
Achieves Gold Status as Military Spouse Friendly School
Dr. James Scott, Veteran advisor
New Haven, Conn, March 27, 2024 – Albertus Magnus College is designated a Military Friendly® School for 2024-2025 — achieving Gold status. This honor celebrates Albertus’ sustainable and meaningful education paths and programs it has created for Veterans. More than 1800 schools participated in this most recent survey with 537 earning the designation.
The Military Friendly® ratings are determined through the evaluation of public data and proprietary data gathered through the annual Military Friendly® survey process. Survey topics and questions are reviewed and developed with the assistance of an independent Military Friendly® Advisory Council comprising independent subject matter experts and industry partners representing the field of veteran education.
“This newest Military Gold Status recognition speaks to Albertus’ commitment to meeting the educational needs of adult learners, and notably, those who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces,” said Albertus President Marc M. Camille, Ed.D. “As the most diverse Catholic college in New England, our mission calls us to respond to the needs of our students and society at large, always with an eye toward our students’ degree attainment success. We are grateful to all those who serve our country, and we’re inspired to help them pursue their college degree dreams, opening doors to careers informed by our Dominican Pillar Values of Study, Prayer, Community, and Service.”
“Helping Veterans succeed as they transition to civilian life is how Albertus differentiates
itself, and being named a Military Friendly® institution only adds to our list of accomplishments. In 2019, we were recognized
as Connecticut’s first Purple Heart College by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, an organization that provides services
and support for combat Veterans. These consistent honors, combined with our success-oriented courses and programs,
help Veterans achieve their goals,” said Albertus Veterans Advisor Dr. James Scott, a law enforcement practitioner, a decorated
U.S. military Veteran, and educator with a rare blend of talents, experience, and accomplishments.
The Military Friendly® recognition is the latest in a series of national acknowledgements
that Albertus has earned. Earlier in this 2023-2024 academic year, Forbes Advisor ranked the College’s Online Master’s in Criminal Justice the best in the state of
Connecticut, Money named Albertus one of its Best Colleges in America, and U.S. News & World Report named Albertus one of its “Best Colleges” in its overall rankings – receiving special
recognition in the area of social mobility and undergraduate teaching.
About Albertus Magnus College
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For seven consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 11 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor’s degree programs in Game and Computer Arts, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Project Management, Public Health, Social Media, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.