2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Business for an Associate
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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. 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 South Dakota for General Business for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 56,042 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across South Dakota, there were 103 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 99 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,091 and $23,788 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Business for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Business for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Business for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for General Business for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students 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 General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking.Of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Tech, 193 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeast Tech]](/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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