2023 Best Network & System Administration/Administrator Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Illinois for Network Administration for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Network & System Administration/Administrator is the 275th most popular major in the country with 5,501 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 104 network and system administration/administrator graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 network and system administration/administrator graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent network and system administration/administrator programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the network and system administration/administrator program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Network Administration for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Network Administration for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Network Administration for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Network & System Administration/Administrator Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Network Administration for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 23 associates’s network administration degrees in 2020-2021.
SWIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Network & System Administration/Administrator Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, SWIC supports 6,906 students, and 492 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 271 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,194. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SWIC 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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