2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Computer Programming is the 137th most popular major in the country with 8,750 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 102 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer programming. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general computer programming programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general computer programming program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming”.
Top 2 Best General Computer Programming Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 39 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
CCAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 13,217 students enrolled at CCAC, 357 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 228 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,255. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Computer Programming list. Located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our pennsylvania vets studying computer programming list, Pittsburgh Technical College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,559 students enrolled at Pittsburgh Technical College, 149 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,408. During this same period, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pittsburgh Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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