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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for IT for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Rhode Island, there were 91 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,542 and $31,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,152 and $15,702 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 information technology program at the school. 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 in Rhode Island for IT for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for IT for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for IT for an Associate”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for IT for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCRI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking.Among the 13,684 students enrolled at Community College of Rhode Island, 408 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 199 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,417. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Community College of Rhode Island offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Community College of Rhode Island]](/colleges/community-college-of-rhode-island/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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