CHARLESTON, SC (SCDVA) - The Citadel is the sole military college who has partnered with the South Carolina Veteran Coalition to provide additional resources to their students. The Citadel is one of six senior military colleges in the United States and offers Veterans the opportunity to complete or advance their education in an environment that understands and appreciates their military service.

"Veterans are a part of our constituency here. We educate them and this state is a great state for Veterans to come get an education and prosper. So it's a great partnership with the state and we are going to very much enjoy it, " said Citadel President Glenn Walters.

"The South Carolina Veteran Coalition is really designed to extend the reach to Veterans across the entire state, across all walks of life, from all demographics. And so by having an organization like The Citadel that deals with a very high performing group of Veterans, this is an awesome opportunity to extend our reach to that group of Veterans," said SCDVA Secretary Todd B. McCaffrey

For more information about the Citadel's programs click here.

About the South Carolina Veteran Coalition

The South Carolina Veteran Coalition (powered by Combined Arms) is comprised of SCDVA leaders, nonprofits, Veteran Service Organizations and County Veterans Affairs' Officers joining together to help improve care, connect Veterans, Veteran Spouses, and their family members to resources in the state of South Carolina.

According to the 2022 Economic Impact of South Carolina’s Military Community report commissioned by SCDVA, the Upstate has a population of more than 94,000 Veterans, and an annual economic impact of approximately 3-billion dollars.

While the economic outlook to the community is strong, our transitioning Veterans struggle. According to Pew Research, about half of post- 9/11 Veterans reported the transition to civilian life was difficult and they struggled to pay their bills.  Lack of affordable housing, underemployment, emergency financial assistance, food insecurity and family issues are amongst the issues that the Coalition is addressing.