2023 Best Software Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Software Engineering for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Software Engineering is the 167th most popular major in the country with 4,251 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 568 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality software engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the software engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Software Engineering for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Software Engineering for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Software Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Software Engineering for an Associate. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 1,227 students enrolled at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,604. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology]](/colleges/thaddeus-stevens-college-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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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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