Combat to college:Schools that serve

Schools that serve
Hundreds of U.S. colleges responded to our survey on how they recruit and support military veterans
STORIES AND RESEARCH BY CID STANDIFER - STAFF WRITER
Wednesday Nov 2, 2011 9:42:37 EDT

With about one-tenth the population of Washington, D.C., Rapid City, S.D., is a bustling metropolis of 68,000 with tourist magnets such as the largest private collection of black bears in the world and a park containing seven enormous dinosaur statues.

It also happens to be home to one of this year’s top colleges for veterans, beating out a number of nationally renowned institutions.

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a relatively small school of about 2,400 students, but more than 150 of them are veterans or active-duty personnel. The school has a central veterans’ office, nine staff members who deal primarily with vets and comprehensive policies for students who need to withdraw because of military obligations or whose benefits are delayed.

This tiny school nestled in the Black Hills raises the question: Why has SDSM&T gone above and beyond for its veterans, while some of America’s most prestigious colleges don’t have any staff at all dedicated to helping vets?
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