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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,664 people earned their degree in health information/medical records technology/technician, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States.
Across Mississippi, there were 54 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health information/medical records technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health information/medical records 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 health information/medical records technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi associate degree vets studying health information/medical records technology/technician.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Meridian Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Meridian, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
MCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 130 of the 3,003 students enrolled at Meridian Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,366. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate list. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Among the 4,696 students enrolled at ICC, 141 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ICC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate list. SMCC is a small school located in Summit, Mississippi that handed out 17 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
SMCC also made our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #3.Among the 1,888 students enrolled at Southwest Mississippi Community College, 61 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,308. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwest Mississippi Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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.