Students
Number of military or veteran students enrolled1,500
Number of total students enrolled12,500
Military Support
| Support | |
 | Service members Opportunity Colleges Consortium member (SOC) |
| Offers ROTC program or participate in cross-town ROTC program |
| Has full-time veteran counselors or advisors on staff |
| Advisor on staff that assists veterans with career placement |
| Veteran counselors liaise with local VET REPS to help with career placement |
 | Identifies military dependents on campus |
| Has child care facilities on campus |
| Child care facilities subsidized for military dependents |
| Social Outlets | |
| Has campus/social networking events planned specifically for veterans |
| Has veteran clubs or associations on campus |
| Has a chapter of the Student Veterans of America on campus |
| Has virtual veteran clubs or associations |
| Has veteran specific page on website |
| Has spouse clubs/associations on campus |
| Has a military spouse specific page on its Web site |
| Installation/Base Support | |
| Provides support to specific military installations |
Programs to support faculty in terms of their knowledge and understandingCounseling Department (with assistance from VA, LAFB and RAFB locations, and Disability Support Services) offers a Veterans Transitioning to the Classroom training to faculty and staff. Training sessions available for academic advisors that are directly linked to an academic department. Licensed counselors available for academic and personal counseling.
Military students called to active service return without penalty policyIf a student withdraws as a result of being called to active military service, the Alamo Colleges, at the student’s option and with proper documentation, shall:
Grant a student who is eligible under the Alamo Colleges’ guidelines a grade in all courses by designating “Withdrawn-Military” (WM) on the transcript, OR
As determined by the instructor, assign an appropriate final grade or credit to a student who has satisfactorily completed a substantial amount of coursework and demonstrated sufficient mastery of the course material.
The Alamo Colleges shall provide a 100% refund with the presentation of military orders.
Policy concerning students who are involuntarily activated for military serviceMilitary students may want their transcripts to reflect that they withdrew due to military reasons or may request that their transcripts show no indication that
they were enrolled, and the course(s) will be permanently removed from their transcript. If a student withdraws as a result of being called to active military
service, the Alamo Colleges, at the student’s option and with proper documentation, shall: Grant a student who is eligible under the Alamo Colleges’
guidelines a grade in all courses by designating “Withdrawn-Military” (WM) on the transcript, OR As determined by the instructor, assign an appropriate final
grade or credit to a student who has satisfactorily completed a substantial amount of coursework and demonstrated sufficient mastery of the course material.
The Alamo Colleges shall provide a 100% refund with the presentation of military orders.
Why this school is an excellent choice for military membersSt. Philip’s College is conveniently located close Ft. Sam Houston, Lackland and Randolph AFB’s. SPC offers in-state tuition for all active duty students stationed in Texas. We offer a tuition exemption through the Combat Exemption program for dependents of deployed active duty military’s dependents. We offer 100% refund when a military member is deployed on orders. Our Veterans Center, with four full-time staff members, 8-10 student-veteran work study's, provides individual attention to all VA- eligible students. For Texas veterans who have exhausted their VA benefits, we manage the Texas Hazlewood Act Exemption Program. Offices at bases are fully staffed to assust students. SPC is also one of the Texas institutions selested to participate in the College Credit for Heroes Program.