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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 421 people earned their degree in telecommunications technology/technician, making the major the 895th most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in telecommunications technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great telecommunications technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the telecommunications technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 for Telcom Tech” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying telcom tech.
Top 4 Best Telecommunications Technology Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech list. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s telcom tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s telcom tech degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 63,809 students enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,500. To help with additional expenses, 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 Ivy Tech Community College]](/colleges/ivy-tech-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York City College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s telcom tech students in 2020-2021.
City Tech 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 192 of the 15,513 students enrolled at New York City College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,849. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New York City College of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full New York City College of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mitchell Tech is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 10 ’s telcom tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Tech also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Technical College, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,895. 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.
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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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