Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) has once again been recognized for its outstanding commitment to military-affiliated students, earning national distinction as both a Top Ten Military Friendly® School and a Top Ten Military Friendly® Spouse School for the 2025-2026 school year. This prestigious honor ranks BPCC among the top ten community colleges in the nation in both categories, placing the Bossier campus eighth overall in the small community college division and fourth in the same division for being military spouse-friendly.
In addition, BPCC’s Natchitoches and Sabine Valley campuses received Military Friendly® Gold designation, further demonstrating the College’s continued excellence in serving veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families.
This year marks the 15th consecutive year that BPCC has earned the Military Friendly® designation—a testament to the College’s enduring dedication to those who have served and sacrificed for our country.
“Bossier Parish Community College is a beacon of opportunity for our veterans, active-duty military, and their families,” said Chancellor Dr. Rick Bateman, Jr. “We don’t just provide an education—we provide a caring community dedicated to their success. To be nationally recognized for the 15th year in a row, and now as a Top Ten Military Friendly® School and Spouse School, affirms our mission and motivates us to continue raising the bar.”
The Veterans Resource Center (VRC) at Bossier Parish Community College opened in 2018 and was created in partnership with Louisiana Tech University to provide military and veteran students a central, one-stop location for obtaining essential military support services on the state and federal level. Housed on the Bossier campus, the Veterans Resource Center serves all military affiliated students including active duty, veterans, Reservist, National Guard, military spouses, and dependent children.
“We are so proud to serve our military community by offering them opportunities to earn credentials that will carry them beyond their military careers,” said Susan Stakes, BPCC’s Veterans Resource Center Director. “The center is an inviting space for them to stay plugged into all things military on campus by way of benefits, resources, and comradery.”
Institutions earning the Military Friendly®School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey completed by the school.
The Military Friendly rankings list is created each year based on extensive research using public data sources for more than 8,800 schools nationwide, input from student veterans, and responses to the proprietary, data-driven survey from participating institutions. The survey questions, methodology, criteria and weighting were developed with the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators and employers.
The 2025-26 Military Friendly® Schools list is published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found online.
For more information about veterans’ resources, visit www.bpcc.edu/veterans.