2023 Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Child Care Provider/Assistant is the 124th most popular major in the country with 20,843 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 389 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 118 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child care provider/assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child care provider/assistant programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the child care provider/assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 15 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying child care provider/assistant list, DMACC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 23,051 students enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College, 500 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,709. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Des Moines Area Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full DMACC Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. OTC is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 33 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
OTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 564 of the 11,237 students enrolled at Ozarks Technical Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,819. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ozarks Technical Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Ozarks Technical Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Child Care Provider/Assistant for an Associate list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 6 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 13,085 students enrolled at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,977. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Veteran Student Life Report
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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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