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Veterans Returning To College Aren't Victims, They're Assets. []

Citation: KATOPES, P. (2009). Veterans Returning To College Aren't Victims, They're Assets. //Community College Week//, //21//(15), 4-5. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

In this article the author posits that veterans have the skills that teachers are looking for in the classroom. He explains that instead of seeing veterans as victims we should view them as assets and utilize their knowledge and expertise in the classroom.

 []  Mount Wachussett Community College in Garner, Massachusetts has opened a Veteran’s Homestead facility to serve veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Veterans and their families can live in one of 20 apartments and attend the community college for free. The author explains that in addition to the housing and schooling, families are also invited to use the gym and other recreational facilities. The author discusses the demographics for the students, which includes veteran who have lost limbs or who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. ** Citation ** : Masterson, K. (2009). A Community College Makes a Home for Veterans. //Chronicle of Higher Education//, //56//(9), A26. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.
 * A Community College Makes a Home for Veterans **

 [] Citation: Fisher, M. (2008). California College Program Aims to Help Vets. //Community College Week//, //20//(21), 25. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.  In the article the author outlines a class offered at Citrus College in Glendora, California, which is seeking to assist veterans and their families to understand the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The author explains that veterans and their families can sign up for a class in which they can earn college credit and at the same time learn about how PTSD affects combat vets and their loved ones. For many veterans, returning to civilian life can be difficult even if they have not been in combat. For example, individuals in the military are told what to do, where to go, what job to perform, what to eat, and sometimes what time to go to bed. Furthermore, they are used to the camaraderie of military lifestyle. When they enter the civilian world and sign up for college they get lost in the anonymity of being a commuter student. Organizers of the program admit that it is difficult to keep enrollment in the class up, because many vets do not want to admit that they have PTSD. To alleviate this, they are developing an on-line version of the course.
 * California College Program Aims to Help Vets. **