2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for General Construction Trades for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Construction Trades for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,435 people earned their degree in general construction trades, making the major the 615th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 161 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general construction trades 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 general construction trades 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 Illinois for General Construction Trades for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for General Construction Trades for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for General Construction Trades 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 7 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWIC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,194. During this same period, 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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