"Veterans in college today are among the most successful students in higher education — period,” says Jared Lyon.
The president of the group Student Veterans of America says that point is affirmed in a recent SVA-commissioned study. The research indicated that while the average U. S. college student earns a grade point average of 2.94, veterans on campus carry an average 3.35 GPA.
Listen to more of Jared's assessment of the state of student veterans -- and to a veteran on-campus in North Carolina talking about how vets in his SVA chapter help each other and their nearby community: