2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Turf and Turfgrass Management
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Turf and Turfgrass Management” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Turf & Turfgrass Management is the 762nd most popular major in the country with 340 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 34 turf and turfgrass management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Turf and Turfgrass Management” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in turf and turfgrass management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality turf and turfgrass management programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the turf and turfgrass management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Turf and Turfgrass Management
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region vets studying turf and turfgrass management.
Top 2 Best Turf & Turfgrass Management 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 Turf and Turfgrass Management list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 10 ’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying turf and turfgrass management list, Kirkwood Community College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,554. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kirkwood Community College offers 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/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Turf and Turfgrass Management list. Southeast Tech is a public institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying turf and turfgrass management list, Southeast Tech has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 193 of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Technical College 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeast Technical College]](/colleges/southeast-technical-institute/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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