2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Plains States Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,429 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 165 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the elementary education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying elementary teaching.
Top 2 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Northeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 5,105 students enrolled at Northeast, 62 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,545. 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.
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 Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate list. Butler Community College is a public institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Butler CC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 180 of the 7,175 students enrolled at Butler Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,492. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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