2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,300
Avg Cost*
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 Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,812 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 271st most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 225 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent manufacturing engineering technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the manufacturing engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying manufacturing tech.
Top 2 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying manufacturing tech list, Penn College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 4,565 students enrolled at Penn College, 289 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,863. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Penn College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pennsylvania College of Technology]](/colleges/pennsylvania-college-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
HVCC also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 8,933 students enrolled at HVCC, 261 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,179. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Hudson Valley Community 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
- *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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