Military & Veteran Services
One team, one fight
Nazareth College is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment that allows student veterans, military service members, and their dependents to thrive and fosters your educational and life goals. We value your unique experiences and welcome you as an asset on our campus, engaged in our changemaker culture.
Why Naz?
Finances
- Nazareth is a Yellow Ribbon institution for undergraduate and graduate studies (as well as certificates) and puts no cap on the number of qualifying students supported
- Exclusive VA Work Study program opportunities
- Military and veteran benefits and additional aid and scholarships are available to qualifying student veterans
Support and services
- Military-affiliated students have access to the Military & Veteran Suite (Smyth Hall, Room 20) on campus — to socialize with peers, collaborate on group projects, or simply spend time studying in a quiet space.
- The coordinator of veteran services and support team are dedicated to assisting in your transition to Naz — from health and wellness to academic services to assisting you with your VA education benefits
- Vet support services within seven miles of campus include the Veterans Outreach Center and Rochester VA Outpatient Clinic.
- Career coaches, internship liaisons, and Career Services staff help you translate military service into a resume for civilian jobs, can connect you to more than 40 job recruiters who give preference to hiring veterans, and alert you to opportunities such as the veterans' preference for federal government jobs.
- Clinics on campus provide physical and occupational therapy, art and music therapy, and other physical and therapeutic services.
Academics
- Student veterans get priority registration for classes regardless of class year
- As a student veteran, you may receive college credit for prior military experience and trainings. Selective CLEP exams and DSST exams accepted on a case-by-case basis
- Free tutoring, learning support, and academic success coaching is available on campus.
Military and Veteran Suite
Veteran Spotlights
Nazareth is among a select group of top colleges and universities across the country hand-picked to earn a 2022-2023 Military Support College of Distinction for its awareness of the unique challenges military students face on college campuses and its support and cultivation of the skills that military students bring to the classroom.
This office is part of Nazareth's Academic Resource Center.