2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) for a Bachelor’s

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Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) degrees in 2020-2021.

OIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 104 of the 5,323 students enrolled at Oregon Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,491. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oregon Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

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Pacific Union College
Angwin, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Union College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) for a Bachelor’s list. PUC is a small school located in Angwin, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 959 students enrolled at PUC, 32 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,805. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Pacific Union College Veteran Student Life Report

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 11,174 students enrolled at CWU, 711 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CWU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Central Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) for a Bachelor’s. Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loma Linda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loma Linda University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 4,468 students enrolled at Loma Linda University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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