Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for ME Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 12 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying me tech list, Southeast Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 193 of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,618. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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