2023 Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
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Ranked Colleges
67
Degrees Awarded
$16,300
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Construction Engineering Tech” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Construction Engineering Technology is the 183rd most popular major in the country with 4,330 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across North Carolina, there were 67 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Construction Engineering Tech” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Construction Engineering Tech
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Construction Engineering Tech”.
Top 1 Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Construction Engineering Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 58 ’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 12,243 students enrolled at WCU were GI Bill® students, of which 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,242. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through 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 Western Carolina University]](/colleges/western-carolina-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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