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Who We Are

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Who We Are

Mission

The DMVP empowers military personnel, veterans, and their families to achieve their academic, career, and personal goals. We do this by:

  • Providing quality support services.
  • Building collaborative relationships.

Organizational Values

  • Collaboration: We will leverage all and everything to get to the best result for our students and people.
  • Integrity: We will be true in all we do, and we will always try to do the right thing.
  • Student Focus: Student success at Pikes Peak State is why we are here, and we will keep focus on the student in all that we do. 
  • Dedication to Excellence: If we are going to do something, we will do it well and with excellence. 

We are a proud institutional member of the following organizations that support Military & Veteran Education:

  • CO-ACME (Colorado Advisory Council on Military Education)

  • NAIMES (National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services)

  • CCME (Council of College and Military Educators)

  • NAVPA (National Association of Veteran Program Administrators)

  • SOC (Service members Opportunity College 2-year institution)

What we do

  • VA Education benefits and other military funding opportunities.
  • On-post, on-base compressed general education classes in eight-week and other shorter formats designed to fit the schedule of active duty military.
  • College application, enrollment and student portal training as well as general college information.
  • Academic advising on how to use your benefits to ensure benefit eligibility.
  • Evaluation of Active Duty Military Training for College Credit (Prior Learning Assessment).
  • Tutoring and academic support through Veterans Upward Bound (VUB).
  • Community-based referrals for non-educational assistance.
  • Engagement in military- and veteran-related programming, scholarships, and events.
  • Membership in the Student Veterans Organization. If interested, contact svo@pikespeak.edu.
  • Military withdrawal from classes due to duty conflict.
  • Attaining a student work study position in the MVP office.
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2022-2023 Military Friendly Schools

Pikes Peak State College has been awarded the Top Ten Gold distinction for its exceptional military and veteran programs. The Military Friendly list uses data from federal agencies, public sources and proprietary survey information from participating institutions. 

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Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges 2022

Pikes Peak State College has been recognized by MilitaryTimes.com as making the "Best Colleges" list for 2022. MilitaryTimes.com creates its rankings based off multiple factors including cost, student support, and academic quality. 

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