2023 Best Communications Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Communications Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 915 people earned their degree in communications technology/technician, making the major the 607th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 187 communications technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Communications Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communications technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications technology/technician 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 communications technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The communications technology/technician 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 for Communications Technology/Technician for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Communications Technology/Technician for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying communications technology/technician.
Top 2 Best Communications Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Communications Technology/Technician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications tech degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
OTC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,237 students enrolled at Ozarks Technical Community College, 564 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,819. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ozarks Technical Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ozarks Technical Community College]](/colleges/ozarks-technical-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Communications Technology/Technician for an Associate list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 35 associates’s communications tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University, 4,199 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 604 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Full Sail University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Full Sail University]](/colleges/full-sail-university/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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