2023 Best Computer Programming Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Programming” ranking.
Computer Programming is the 108th most popular major in the country with 11,939 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 133 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,361 and $26,187 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Programming” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer programming program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Programming” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Programming
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Programming”.
Top 2 Best Computer Programming Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Programming that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the #1 spot on the list. CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s programming degrees to qualified students.
CCAC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,255. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CCAC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CCAC]](/colleges/community-college-of-allegheny-county/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Programming that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pittsburgh Technical College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 149 of the 1,559 students enrolled at Pittsburgh Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,408. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pittsburgh Technical College]](/colleges/pittsburgh-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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