2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Education for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Education for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,130 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 267 general education 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 General Education for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Education for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 206 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,500. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ivy Tech Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ivy Tech Community College]](/colleges/ivy-tech-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stark State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Education for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 39 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Stark State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 298 of the 10,772 students enrolled at Stark State College were GI Bill® students, of which 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,063. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stark State College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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