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2023 Best Community College Education Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Community College Education is the 714th most popular major in the country with 354 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 98 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community college education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community college education programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the community college education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration”.

Top 5 Best Community College Education Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #1 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 20 ’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Old Dominion Veteran Student Life Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University, 1,170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wingate University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s community college administration students in 2020-2021.

Wingate did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 122 of the 3,653 students enrolled at Wingate were GI Bill® students, of which 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,143. To help with additional expenses, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Wingate University Veteran Student Life Report

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Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration. Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.

Lenoir - Rhyne University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,686 students enrolled at Lenoir - Rhyne University, 64 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,408. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lenoir - Rhyne University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Lenoir - Rhyne University]](/colleges/lenoir-rhyne-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Community College Administration. Alcorn State University is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.

Alcorn State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Alcorn State University supports 3,230 students, and 107 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alcorn State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Alcorn State University Veteran Student Life Report

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