2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Electrical Technology

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Florida for Electrical Technology” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 6,321 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across Florida, there were 294 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Electrical Technology” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Electrical Technology

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Electrical Technology”.

Top 2 Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in Florida

1

Valencia College
Orlando, Florida

1,809 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$1,696 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Electrical Technology that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 ’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

Valencia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,809 of the 45,949 students enrolled at Valencia College were GI Bill® students, of which 965 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,696. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Valencia College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Valencia College]](/colleges/valencia-college/student-life/veterans/)

2

Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, Florida

539 GI Bill® Students**

$1,800 Average GI Bill® Award

$34,018 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Electrical Technology. Indian River State College is a fairly large school located in Fort Pierce, Florida that handed out 26 ’s electrical technology degrees in 2020-2021.

Indian River State College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 539 of the 15,236 students enrolled at Indian River State College were GI Bill® students, of which 315 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,800. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Indian River State College 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

Footnotes

• *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.