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2023 Best Construction Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
227 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Construction is the 284th most popular major in the country with 1,435 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,374 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 227 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,079 and $9,500 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the construction program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction”.

Top 1 Best Construction Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction list. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

SWIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 492 of the 6,906 students enrolled at Southwestern Illinois College were GI Bill® students, of which 271 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,194. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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