Community Business
College has been recognized by Military Advanced
Education Magazine as a “Top College”
in the 2015 Guide to Colleges & Universities.” As such, the college received an award and an
article in the 2015 guide published for military members and their families.
The
magazine selected the college for its programs to help both veterans and
military family members obtain new skills and jobs. It is one of the few
vocational colleges in California to be included and it is the 4th
time the school has been so named.
Military
Advanced Education is the journal of higher learning for today’s service
member.
Community
Business College has placed a high priority of training and services on
veterans and active-duty military families. Working with the Veterans
Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department of Defense, the
school has been able to provide employment training and job placement
assistance to California’s Central Valley military families for over 17 years.
“We’re
excited that the college has once again been recognized for its efforts to
assist the courageous men and women and their families serving our country. They take time out of their lives to serve us
and we appreciate the sacrifices they make every day. Military life can be very
disruptive and our part of school’s mission is to do what we can to support
them.
Community Business College provides “Thank You For Your Family’s Service” scholarships and support activities for active duty families. The school also provides active duty military spouses full training and job placement scholarships through the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA), G.I. Bill, and Work Investment Act (WIA) tuition programs to help eligible military-related students cover the costs of attending the school’s vocational training programs.
In addition to its regular vocational training courses and its assisted job placement services, the school provides specialized training programs for military spouses who don’t have high school diplomas or need to learn English as a second language.
An image of this and other awards received by Community Business College can be seen at the school’s Pinterest site on its awards board at: https://www.pinterest.com/businesscollege.
The
2015 Guide to Top Colleges and Universities is published each year with only
the top scoring universities and colleges making the list. The goal of the
guide is to measure best practices in military/veteran education.
Community Business College offers both online and campus-based
vocational classes to help adults obtain the skills they need for
employment. Throughout its 17-year history, the college has always placed a
special emphasis on veterans, military spouses and military dependents.
In addition to training in portable skills, the school offers test
preparation in a wide range of industry-recognized exams and also offers “Where
You Go, We Go” job placement assistance.
As part of its special practices for military family, the school is also
currently offering military-related job seekers a free “Job Search Tool Kit”
which includes package a professional resume review, a job search guide, and help
military family members complete their high school diplomas or earn their GEDs.
Staff and students of the school collect items and send care packages to
troops stationed overseas. School personnel also send expired grocery coupons
to overseas military families who can use the coupons for up to 6 months after
their printed expiration date.
