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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate

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Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 24,497 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general special education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying teaching students with disabilities.

Top 6 Best General Special Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate list. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized school located in Batavia, Ohio that handed out 3 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Clermont College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 7,504 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College, 226 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,385. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full UC Clermont College Veteran Student Life Report

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Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking.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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full LCCC Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 15 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

CSN also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 29,965 students enrolled at CSN, 1,398 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,559. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSN does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full College of Southern Nevada Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 1 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Northern Vermont University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northern Vermont University supports 1,999 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 27 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,691. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Vermont University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Northern Vermont University Veteran Student Life Report

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Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ICC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 141 of the 4,696 students enrolled at ICC were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,920. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Teaching Students with Disabilities for an Associate ranking. Located in Sewell, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

RCSJ also made our “Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Among the 6,369 students enrolled at RCSJ, 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. To help with additional expenses, 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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