2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Welding Engineering Tech for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Welding Engineering Tech for an Associate” ranking.
Welding Engineering Technology is the 941st most popular major in the country with 274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 35 welding engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 welding engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great welding engineering 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 welding engineering technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Welding Engineering Tech for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying welding engineering tech.
Top 1 Best Welding Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Welding Engineering Tech for an Associate list. Mitchell Technical College is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s welding engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Mitchell Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Welding Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Tech, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mitchell Tech 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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