2023 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,435 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 304 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying elementary teaching.
Top 7 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate list. FTCC is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FTCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 10,932 students enrolled at FTCC, 2,618 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,269 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,321. During this same period, 24 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FTCC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full FTCC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate list. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree vets studying elementary teaching list, Brenau has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brenau University supports 2,813 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,961. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brenau]](/colleges/brenau-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanly Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate list. Albemarle, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanly Technical College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 2,432 students enrolled at Stanly Technical College, 50 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,406. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stanly Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stanly Technical College]](/colleges/stanly-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ICC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Holmes Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Holmes Community College supports 5,409 students, and 122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 37 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,642. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Holmes Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 8 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College supports 8,677 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,350. 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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With a ranking of #7, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Lynn University Fighting Knights not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 3,232 students enrolled at Lynn University Fighting Knights, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,911. During this same period, 32 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lynn University]](/colleges/lynn-university/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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