This slide show will show you all the benefits and information about being a veteran and going to SUNY Broome.

1. SUNY
Broome and
Veteran
Affairs
Veterans and military affairs AT
SUNY Broome
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Paying for
college
Veterans in
the area
Veterans
Resource
Center
Veterans
Day
Ceremony

2. SUNY Broome and Veteran Affairs
• SUNY Broome is approved by the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) as a training facility for
veterans and other eligible students. They
currently coordinate services for more than 110
veterans who are attending classes and
receiving veteran's benefits, tutorial assistance,
referrals for counseling for financial, vocational
and academic problems, veterans work study job
information and important information about
resources available to them at the college.
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3. Paying for College
• Financial aid at SUNY Broome falls into three categories
1. Grants that do not have to be repaid
2. Loans on which interest rates are usually low and that
must be repaid after graduation or leaving college
3. Part-time employment called Work Study
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4. Veterans in the area
14,031
4,292
3,403
7,181
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
BROOME COUNTY TIOGA COUNTY CORTLAND COUNTY CHEMUNG COUNTY
Estimated number of veterans in each county
Sales
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5. Veterans Resource Center
The newly opened veterans resource center is located in the student services
building. This veterans resource center allows a safe and supportive
environment for veteran students.
• Meet with peer advisors
• Socialize with others
• Veterans can navigate there education benefits here
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Los veteranos pueden navegar allí educación beneficios aquí
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6. Veterans Day Ceremony
Every year SUNY Broome has a veterans day ceremony to honor all the
veterans that have severed.
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