2023 Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Industrial Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,540 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 745 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 159 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #1 spot on the list. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
North Harris Montgomery did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 70,109 students enrolled at North Harris Montgomery, 1,932 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,202 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,042. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 Lone Star College System]](/colleges/lone-star-college-system/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech for an Associate. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SJC also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 5,240 students enrolled at SJC, 197 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 119 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,226. 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.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the #3 spot on the list. Panola College is located in Carthage, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
Panola College also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 2,513 students enrolled at Panola College, 30 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,584. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Panola College]](/colleges/panola-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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