2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,893 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,811 and $21,316 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 551 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate”.
Top 4 Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 16 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SUNY Empire supports 10,724 students, and 279 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,680. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate list. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
LCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 6,205 students enrolled at Lehigh Carbon Community College, 129 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 74 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,230. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lehigh Carbon Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate list. Sewell, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
RCSJ also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 6,369 students enrolled at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus, 102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,756. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 121 students in 2020-2021.
Brookdale Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brookdale Community College supports 10,438 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,980. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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