2023 Best Agricultural Production Operations 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Production Ops for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Agricultural Production Operations is the 1275th most popular major in the country with 19 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 10 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production operations programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural production operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The ag production ops school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Production Ops for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Production Ops for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying ag production ops.
Top 1 Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Production Ops for an Associate list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 6 associates’s ag production ops degrees in 2020-2021.
Kirkwood Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 12,277 students enrolled at Kirkwood Community College, 264 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,554. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kirkwood Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Kirkwood Community College]](/colleges/kirkwood-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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