2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Technology Education for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Technology Education for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 575 people earned their degree in technology education, making the major the 578th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 7 technology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 technology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great technology education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the technology 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 Southwest Region for Technology Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Technology Education for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Technology Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Technology Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Technology Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 21,398 students enrolled at CNM, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,171. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CNM 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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