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2023 Best Agricultural Mechanization Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
386 Degrees Awarded
$33,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Ag Mech

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Far Western US Region for Ag Mech” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,280 people earned their degree in ag mechanization, making the major the 252nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $17,584 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 386 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,908 and $12,174 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ag mechanization programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the ag mechanization program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Ag Mech

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region vets studying ag mech.

Top 1 Best Agricultural Mechanization Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Ag Mech list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified ’s ag mech students in 2020-2021.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo supports 22,440 students, and 268 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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