2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for OSHA for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$35,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Far Western US Region for OSHA for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,008 people earned their degree in occupational safety and health technology/technician, making the major the 243rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 83 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great occupational safety and health 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 occupational safety and health technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for OSHA for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for OSHA for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for OSHA for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s OSHA degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 11,953 students enrolled at UAA were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,609. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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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