2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,505 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 54 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary 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 secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Montco is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Montco also took the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Montco supports 9,827 students, and 238 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 137 are 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montco does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Northampton Community College also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Northampton County Area Community College supports 8,951 students, and 223 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,086. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northampton County Area Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Northampton County Area Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Secondary Teaching for an Associate list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Community College of Philadelphia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 13,672 students enrolled at Community College of Philadelphia, 291 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,118. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Veteran Student Life Report
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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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