2023 Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Software & Applications is the 84th most popular major in the country with 14,336 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,756 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,225 and $26,103 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 69 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer software and applications 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 computer software and applications program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate”.
Top 4 Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate list. Champlain College is a small school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 6 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Champlain, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,137 students enrolled at Champlain College, 301 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,769. To help with additional expenses, 26 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Champlain College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Champlain]](/colleges/champlain-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 7 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
NHTI also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, NHTI-Concord’s Community College supports 2,945 students, and 124 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,607. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NHTI]](/colleges/nhti-concords-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinsigamond Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 159 of the 6,942 students enrolled at Quinsigamond Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,332. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Quinsigamond Community College]](/colleges/quinsigamond-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Software for an Associate list. This small school is located in Gardner, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region associate degree vets studying computer software list, MWCC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 138 of the 3,187 students enrolled at MWCC were GI Bill® students, of which 103 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,760. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MWCC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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