2023 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Community Health and Preventive Medicine is the 281st most popular major in the country with 2,272 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 22 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community health and preventive medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community health and preventive medicine 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 community health and preventive medicine program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying community health and preventive medicine.
Top 7 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate list. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mansfield University also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 1,784 students enrolled at Mansfield University were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,213. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
HCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 9,566 students enrolled at Howard Community College, 307 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 218 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,913. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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 Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 4 associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
UVU also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 813 of the 40,936 students enrolled at UVU were GI Bill® students, of which 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,550. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Utah Valley University]](/colleges/utah-valley-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate list. Coon Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also took the #5 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 8,482 students enrolled at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus, 148 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,042. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Anoka-Ramsey Community College]](/colleges/anoka-ramsey-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harford Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Harford Community College is a small school located in Bel Air, Maryland that handed out 1 associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Harford Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Harford Community College supports 5,256 students, and 153 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 87 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,540. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Harford Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Arizona Western College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate ranking. AWC is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
AWC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 254 of the 6,487 students enrolled at AWC were GI Bill® students, of which 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,156. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. AWC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Quinsigamond Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Community Health and Preventive Medicine for an Associate list. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
Quinsigamond Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Quinsigamond Community College supports 6,942 students, and 159 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 84 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,332. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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