2023 Best Lineworker Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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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 the Great Lakes Region for Lineworker for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,155 people earned their degree in lineworker, making the major the 641st most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 555 lineworker graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 lineworker graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Lineworker for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in lineworker. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality lineworker programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the lineworker program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 the Great Lakes Region for Lineworker for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Lineworker for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Lineworker for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Lineworker Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Lineworker for an Associate. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 14 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Ivy Tech Community College supports 63,809 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,500. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ivy Tech Community College]](/colleges/ivy-tech-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Lineworker for an Associate list. This small school is located in Alpena, Michigan, and it awarded 23 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
Alpena Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 1,436 students enrolled at Alpena Community College, 49 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,449. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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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