2023 Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 448 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 644th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 200 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural mechanization programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural mechanization program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ag mech degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Tech also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,895. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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