G.I. Bill enrollment climbing at Germanna

Bob Dixon, Germanna Community College Veterans Support Counselor, announced Tuesday that GCC has moved up from sixth to fourth among the 23 Virginia Community College System schools in terms of number of students enrolled through the G.I. Bill.

GCC Veterans Support Counselor Bob Dixon thanks veteran students for their service at a Germanna Veterans Day luncheon.

The total of 575 constitutes about 7 percent of Germanna’s for credit enrollment and about 10 percent of its full time equivalent enrollment.

During a Veterans Day Luncheon at Germanna’s Fredericksburg Area Campus in Spotsylvania, Dixon said GCC’s welcoming attitude toward vets is making a difference.  Noting that veterans making the transition to civilian life sometimes feel uncomfortable going back to school. Army vet Dixon said, “We have a good [veterans support services] team that extends to caring faculty and staff who are doing a great job of making veterans feel they belong.”

He said that as the U.S. winds down involvement in Afghanistan, the number of veterans returning to college will continue to climb.

Germanna President David A. Sam, (left), told veteran students he’s proud of them and of the sacrifices made by vets in his own family. At right is GCC Veterans Support Conselor Bob Dixon.