2023 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in Pennsylvania for Elementary Teaching for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 551 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 115 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Elementary Teaching for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Pennsylvania for Elementary Teaching 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 Pennsylvania for Elementary Teaching for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Elementary Teaching for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Elementary Teaching for an Associate. Montco is a public institution located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Montco not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 9,827 students enrolled at Montco, 238 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 137 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,979. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montco offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Montgomery County Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Elementary Teaching for an Associate list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Philadelphia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, Community College of Philadelphia supports 13,672 students, and 291 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,118. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Community College of Philadelphia]](/colleges/community-college-of-philadelphia/student-life/veterans/)
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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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