2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Petroleum Tech for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Petroleum Tech for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 434 people earned their degree in petroleum technology/technician, making the major the 780th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 37 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent petroleum technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 petroleum technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Petroleum Tech for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Petroleum Tech for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying petroleum tech.
Top 1 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Petroleum Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #1 spot on the list. BSC is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 12 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.
BSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,716 students enrolled at BSC, 194 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,217. To help with additional expenses, 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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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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