Skip to the content

Kansas State University

News

K-State Makes Military Advanced Education's List of Top Colleges and Universities for Military Students

February 20, 2008

With Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth so close, it's no surprise that Kansas State University is being recognized for going the extra mile to provide military student education.

The most recent issue of Military Advanced Education magazine, released at the end of 2007, recognizes K-State as one of the top 30 colleges or universities in the nation for military students.

The magazine's first review of top colleges and universities for service members recognizes institutions that make significant contributions to military education and serve the needs of military students.

“Serving military students has been embedded into our institutional ethos and has been a significant part of our history since 1863,” said Arthur DeGroat, K-State director of military affairs.

K-State has provided educational opportunities specifically to the military and their families by working on post at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, on the Manhattan campus, through K-State at Salina, through 2+2 agreements with community colleges, and through distance education.

“I applaud the commitment, dedication and service our university team has put forward to serve our nation's military students,” DeGroat said. “Being recognized by the Military Advanced Education organization as a top institution serving our military is a well deserved and honorable distinction for Kansas State University.”

In addition to providing a variety of degree and certificate programs for military members, K-State offers Servicemember Opportunity Colleges for the Army agreements for military students, which make it possible for them to complete 15 credit hours with K-State and earn the rest of an associate degree, or complete 30 credit hours and earn the rest of a bachelor's degree from anywhere in the world.

K-State offers online as well as face-to-face degree and certificate programs, including master's and Ph.D. securities programs with Fort Leavenworth. The university also is continually working to develop more educational options for military students.

“Today we may be facing the greatest challenge to meet our military students' needs and desires, and this distinction in Military Advanced Education indicates that we are meeting and rising to new heights towards this challenge,” DeGroat said.

For more information about K-State's educational opportunities for the military, visit: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/military/ or contact the K-State Division of Continuing Education at 1-800-622-2578 or informationdce@k-state.edu.