2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s

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 Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 14,826 people earned their degree in communications technologies and support, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,611 and had an average of $24,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,757 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,714 and $27,059 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 747 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications technologies and support programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the communications technologies and support program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

1

Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

4,199 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$15,240 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #1 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 501 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, Full Sail University supports 24,627 students, and 4,199 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,206 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. During this same period, 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/)

2

Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, Florida

83 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ringling College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Sarasota, Florida, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

Ringling College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Ringling College of Art and Design supports 1,624 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 36 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,571. During this same period, 35 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 Ringling College]](/colleges/ringling-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)

3

Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, Florida

539 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$1,800 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian River State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indian River State College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.According to our most recent data, Indian River State College supports 15,236 students, and 539 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 315 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,800. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Indian River State College Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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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