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<\/a>Justina Newman\/ In Motion<\/figcaption><\/figure>Walking around Daytona State College\u2019s main campus, students might not know there is a center exclusively for veterans who serve in America\u2019s armed forces, be it the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard or the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
The office is located in the Lenholt Student Center, Building 130, on the east side of the dining area, room 124. A sign over the doorway calls attention to the Veteran Center, formally a faculty dining room until it was converted for veterans two years ago. Members of the DSC Board of Trustees realized that veterans are one of the fastest growing communities in the country. They felt they needed to act and act quickly. It didn\u2019t take long to see that the area in building 130 would be better served as a place to serve out former and current military personnel.<\/p>\n
It is staffed by counselor John Darnell, certifying official Wanda Bailey who double checks all paperwork and financial aid specialist Lisa Randal who travels from Orlando to help whenever needed. The center offers services such as processing veterans\u2019 paperwork to get into the college, helping veterans apply for financial aid or military benefits and just offering a central place to meet and talk to other former and present military personnel.<\/p>\n
As for facets of the education process veterans may be missing out on, Darnell said, \u201cMost of the veterans are like so many of the students enrolled here at DSC and are going day-to-day. But if they apply themselves they could achieve a four-year degree in just 36 months.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since 2012, the Veterans Center has experienced much growth among both veterans and in terms of its profile within the larger Daytona State College community. Veterans have created their VA Center offers variety of services John O\u2019Dell In Motion Staff Writer own student government organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
John O\u2019Dell In Motion Staff Writer Walking around Daytona State College\u2019s main campus, students might not know there is a center exclusively for veterans who serve in America\u2019s armed forces, be it the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard or the Coast Guard. The office is located in the Continue reading VA Center offers variety of services<\/span>