2023 Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Landscaping and Groundskeeping for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 781 people earned their degree in landscaping and groundskeeping, making the major the 670th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 50 landscaping and groundskeeping graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 landscaping and groundskeeping graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent landscaping and groundskeeping programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the landscaping and groundskeeping program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscaping and Groundskeeping for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscaping and Groundskeeping for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscaping and Groundskeeping for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping 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 Landscaping and Groundskeeping for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 193 of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,618. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southeast Tech does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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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