2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate
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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 the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is the 37th most popular major in the country with 29,833 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,739 and had an average of $25,262 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,783 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,560 and $26,025 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 68 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying rehabilitation.
Top 8 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Georgia Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Warner Robins, Georgia, and it awarded 9 associates’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
CGTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 179 of the 8,140 students enrolled at CGTC were GI Bill® students, of which 104 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,827. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CGTC]](/colleges/central-georgia-technical-college-warner-robins/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 associates’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 2,730 students enrolled at Southern Adventist University, 39 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,631. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full Southern Adventist Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Crescent Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate. Southern Crescent Technical College is a public institution located in Griffin, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Crescent Technical College also made our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 5,232 students enrolled at Southern Crescent Technical College, 299 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 119 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,711. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Crescent Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Southern Crescent Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 14 associates’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree vets studying rehabilitation list, ICC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.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. 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.
Full Itawamba Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s rehabilitation degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College supports 8,677 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,350. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Veteran Student Life Report
St Petersburg College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate list. SPC is a public institution located in Clearwater, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SPC supports 26,430 students, and 1,273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 820 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,870. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SPC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full SPC Veteran Student Life Report
Coahoma Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate list. Located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree vets studying rehabilitation list, Coahoma Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 43 of the 1,612 students enrolled at Coahoma Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,728. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Coahoma Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Coahoma Community College]](/colleges/coahoma-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Western Piedmont Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Rehabilitation for an Associate list. Western Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Morganton, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
WPCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 1,792 students enrolled at WPCC were GI Bill® students, of which 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,208. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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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