Council of College and Military Educators 2010 Institution Award
The Council of College and Military Educators, CCME, is a non-profit organization founded over three decades ago to help deliver quality educational opportunities to service members and their families; their services extend out to family and service members of the military. Their members include military educators, civilian educators, post-secondary educational institutions, and suppliers of military-friendly educational services.
Students looking for a college or university for their Post 9/11 GI Bill, MGIB, or other military benefits may rely on schools that are members of the CCME for quality military education. Take Hawai’i Pacific University, for example; CCME recently selected Hawai’i Pacific University for the 2010 Institution Award for the significant contributions made to the cause of voluntary off-duty military education programs. Only one university is selected per year for this award, and they must meet the following criteria:
- The nominee must be an institution directly involved in the support of voluntary off-duty education to the armed forces.
- The Awards Committee, at its discretion, may seek a written recommendation from the nominee’s institutional leader (president, provost, dean, etc.).
- The Awards Committee shall ascertain that the nominee’s organizational accomplishments are deserving of the award, and that these accomplishments demonstrate the nominee’s dedication and leadership in supporting quality voluntary off-duty education to the armed services.
- If a nominee has been the recipient of any CCME Award in the past 5 years they are deemed an ineligible nominee.
Students interested in additional financial aid may apply for a military scholarship of $500 through CCME (deadline in September), which may be applied towards a military-friendly college or university. Students interested in the military-friendly programs Hawai’i Pacific University has to offer should check out their military-friendly graduate programs section.
