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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Computer Software and Media Applications for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Computer Software & Media Applications is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,438 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Computer Software and Media Applications for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other computer software and media applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer software and media applications programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other computer software and media applications program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Computer Software and Media Applications for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying computer software and media applications.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Computer Software and Media Applications for an Associate list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s computer software and media applications students in 2020-2021.
Champlain also made our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 4,137 students enrolled at Champlain College, 301 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,769. To help with additional expenses, 26 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Computer Software and Media Applications for an Associate. Madison Area Technical College is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying computer software and media applications list, Madison College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 13,057 students enrolled at Madison College, 450 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 286 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,835. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Madison Area Technical College]](/colleges/madison-area-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Computer Software and Media Applications for an Associate. Anne Arundel Community College is located in Arnold, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s computer software and media applications degrees to qualified students.
AACC also made our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 704 of the 11,948 students enrolled at AACC were GI Bill® students, of which 470 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,961. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at AACC]](/colleges/anne-arundel-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Computer Software and Media Applications for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s computer software and media applications degrees in 2020-2021.
A-B Tech also made our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Among the 6,601 students enrolled at A-B Tech, 230 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 140 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,770. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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