Nov. 11, 2016
For Immediate Release

By Josh Christian, student news writer

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.- Campbellsville University has been selected to the 2017 Military Friendly Schools list for the eighth consecutive year.

The 2017 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the United States that do the most to embrace America's military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus.

Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list include military support on campus, academic accreditation, academic credit for military service and veteran graduation rates. The colleges and universities on this year's list prioritize the recruitment of students with military experience.

The 2017 list of Military Friendly Schools was compiled through extensive research and a data driven survey of more than 12,000 schools nationwide approved for VA funding.

Criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Board consisting and independently verified by Ernst and Young LLP. For more information about the Military Friendly Schools visit http://militaryfriendly.com/schools/campbellsville-university/.

Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 4,500 students offering over 80 programs of study including 19 master's degrees, six postgraduate areas and seven pre-professional programs. The university has off-campus centers in Louisville, Harrodsburg, Somerset and Hodgenville with instructional sites in Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Summersville and a full complement of online programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.