2023 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Clinical/Medical Social Work for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,534 people earned their degree in clinical/medical social work, making the major the 261st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 547 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 61 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in clinical/medical social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical/medical social work 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 clinical/medical social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for an Associate. Central Community College is located in Grand Island, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s clinical/medical social work degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Community College supports 5,974 students, and 14 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,530. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Community College]](/colleges/central-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 12 associates’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 13,244 students enrolled at Metropolitan Community College, 653 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 283 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $835. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Metropolitan Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full MCC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for an Associate list. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 35 associates’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 9,328 students enrolled at Southeast Community College, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,488. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southeast Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeast Community College]](/colleges/southeast-community-college-area/student-life/veterans/)
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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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