Research Question Two How often do student veterans utilize the services? veterans’ According to the results of the survey, 35% of the respondents utilized the academic services one to two times per semester, 61% of the respondents utilized financial assistance service one to two times per semester, 65% of the respondents sought employment assistance one to two times per semester, 50% of the respondents participated in housing services one to two times per semester, 41% of the respondents accessed social service assistance one to two times per semester, and 57% of the respondents needed medical assistance one to two times per semester. Tinto (1993, p.149) explained that institutional commitment is demonstrated by patterns of activities involving faculty and staff. In addition, Tinto wrote that successful institutions commit themselves to long-term investment of resources required to ensure that programs are able to grow and prosper. Moreover, Tinto added that successful programs take many years to reach fruition. These programs start small and gain momentum over time, and performance of programs improves through continuous assessment and Research Question Three Which services provide positive feedback? veterans’ All Metropolitan College System campuses had favorable feedback on all six of the veteran services offered by the colleges as mandated by State Senate Bill 1624. Overall, the combined score of 93% indicated positive feedback among all of the veteran services at all seven of the Metropolitan College System campuses. Hatry (2013) explained that in the United States, government program-evaluation efforts were initially
Research Question Two How often do student veterans utilize the veterans’ services? According to the results of the survey, 35% of the respondents utilized the academic services one to two times per semester, 61% of the respondents utilized financial assistance service one to two times per semester, 65% of the respondents sought employment assistance one to two times per semester, 50% of the respondents participated in housing services one to two times per semester, 41% of the respondents accessed social service assistance one to two times per semester, and 57% of the respondents needed medical assistance one to two times per semester. Tinto (1993, p.149) explained that institutional commitment is demonstrated by patterns of activities involving faculty and staff. In addition, Tinto wrote that successful institutions commit themselves to long-term investment of resources required to ensure that programs are able to grow and prosper. Moreover, Tinto added that successful programs take many years to reach fruition. These programs start small and gain momentum over time, and performance of programs improves through continuous assessment and Research Question Three Which veterans’ services provide positive feedback? All Metropolitan College System campuses had favorable feedback on all six of the veteran services offered by the colleges as mandated by State Senate Bill 1624. Overall, the combined score of 93% indicated positive feedback among all of the veteran services at all seven of the Metropolitan College System campuses. Hatry (2013) explained that in the United States, government program-evaluation efforts were initially
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