2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$52,355
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 South Dakota for Industrial Production Tech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,906 people earned their degree in industrial production technology, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,940 and had an average of $19,778 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 36 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,355 and $11,665 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,091 and $23,788 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Industrial Production Tech for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial production technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial production technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The industrial production tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Industrial Production Tech for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Industrial Production Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Industrial Production Tech for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Industrial Production Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” list.According to our most recent data, Mitchell Tech supports 1,162 students, and 67 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,895. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Industrial Production Tech for an Associate list. Lake Area Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Watertown, South Dakota. It awarded 10 associates’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
LATI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking.Of the 2,217 students enrolled at Lake Area Technical Institute, 136 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lake Area Technical Institute does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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