2023 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Electronics Engineering Technology is the 130th most popular major in the country with 8,592 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, electronics engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,304 and had an average of $24,888 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 802 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,334 and $27,107 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 277 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in electronics engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electronics engineering technology 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 electronics engineering technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate”.
Top 8 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s EE tech degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District, 2,473 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Austin Community College District Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s EE tech students in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,421 of the 48,329 students enrolled at Houston Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 783 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,632. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Houston Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s EE tech students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tarrant County College District supports 43,000 students, and 1,862 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,172 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,319. 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.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Victoria College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified associates’s EE tech students in 2020-2021.
Victoria College also made our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 106 of the 3,274 students enrolled at Victoria College were GI Bill® students, of which 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,866. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Victoria College]](/colleges/victoria-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate list. DeVry University - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree vets studying ee tech list, DeVry University - Arizona has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 217 students enrolled at DeVry University - Arizona, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,518. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. DeVry University - Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full DeVry University - Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s EE tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 31,110 students enrolled at San Jacinto College, 862 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 635 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,772. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. San Jacinto College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Lone Star College System landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
North Harris Montgomery also made our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, North Harris Montgomery supports 70,109 students, and 1,932 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,202 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,042. During this same period, 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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Vernon College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for EE Tech for an Associate ranking. Vernon Regional Junior College is a public institution located in Vernon, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Vernon Regional Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Vernon College supports 2,773 students, and 179 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 86 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,971. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Vernon Regional Junior College]](/colleges/vernon-college/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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