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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate” ranking.
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences is the 115th most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 592 health professions and related clinical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 health professions and related clinical sciences 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 Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in health professions and related clinical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health professions and related clinical sciences programs and a strong support system for 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 professions and related clinical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying other health professions and related clinical sciences.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 84 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions and related clinical sciences students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ozarks Technical Community College supports 11,237 students, and 564 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 219 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,819. During this same period, 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 Ozarks Technical Community College]](/colleges/ozarks-technical-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate list. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 11 associates’s health professions and related clinical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 9,328 students enrolled at Southeast Community College, 17 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,488. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southeast Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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