2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate
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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 Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Electrician is the 247th most popular major in the country with 19,581 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,017 electrician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 563 electrician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in electrician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrician programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate”.
Top 4 Best Electrician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 11 associates’s electrician degrees in 2020-2021.
LCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrician Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 10,306 students enrolled at Lansing Community College, 341 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 205 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,404. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full LCC Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 267 degrees to qualified associates’s electrician students in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrician Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 63,809 students enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ivy Tech Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Ivy Tech Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate list. Western Technical College is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 16 associates’s electrician degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrician Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 226 of the 4,240 students enrolled at Western Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 105 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,080. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Western Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Electrician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s electrician students in 2020-2021.
SWIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Electrician Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 6,906 students enrolled at SWIC, 492 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 271 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,194. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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