2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance 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 for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the 195th most popular major in the country with 8,717 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,254 and had an average of $12,397 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,741 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 64 colleges that offer a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent heavy/industrial equipment maintenance 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 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate”.
Top 25 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It awarded 54 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College supports 5,850 students, and 401 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 173 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,648. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 139 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying equipment maintenance list, Bluegrass Community and Technical College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 10,180 students enrolled at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 309 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,877. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bluegrass Community and Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Bluegrass Community and Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
OSU Institute of Technology also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Of the 2,349 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, 174 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 $4,592. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at OSU Institute of Technology]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-institute-of-technology-okmulgee/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 64 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Western Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 4,240 students enrolled at Western Technical College, 226 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 105 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,080. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Technical College]](/colleges/western-technical-college-la-cross/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate. Central Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Warner Robins, Georgia that handed out 19 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
CGTC also took the #15 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full CGTC Veteran Student Life Report
Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Penn College supports 4,565 students, and 289 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 206 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,863. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Penn College Veteran Student Life Report
Dakota County Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
DCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 2,319 students enrolled at Dakota County Technical College, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,429. 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.
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Ferris State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. Ferris State University is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 17 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferris also took the #14 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris State University were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Oconee Fall Line Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. Oconee Fall Line Technical College is located in Sandersville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
OFTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,835 students enrolled at OFTC, 63 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,491. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Northeast Alabama Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. Northeast is located in Rainsville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying equipment maintenance list, Northeast has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,530 students enrolled at Northeast, 61 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,461. 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 Northeast]](/colleges/northeast-alabama-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate list. This small school is located in Griffin, Georgia, and it awarded 10 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying equipment maintenance list, Southern Crescent Technical College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,711. 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.
Full Southern Crescent Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
Somerset Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate list. Somerset, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
SCC also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Among the 4,837 students enrolled at Somerset Community College, 189 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,748. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full SCC Veteran Student Life Report
Central Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Grand Island, Nebraska that handed out 20 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying equipment maintenance list, Central Community College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,530. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Community College]](/colleges/central-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Metropolitan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 653 of the 13,244 students enrolled at Metropolitan Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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.
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%.
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Northern Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
Of the 7,368 students enrolled at Northern Michigan University, 337 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,630. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Northern Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
Lewis - Clark State College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Lewis - Clark State College supports 3,856 students, and 168 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 88 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,079. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Veteran Student Life Report
Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
CVTC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, CVTC supports 7,367 students, and 229 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 80 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,926. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Chippewa Valley Technical College]](/colleges/chippewa-valley-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Lakeshore Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. LTC is located in Cleveland, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
LTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, LTC supports 2,420 students, and 84 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 57 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,935. During this same period, 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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Columbus Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 4 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying equipment maintenance list, Columbus Technical College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbus Technical College supports 2,999 students, and 665 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 335 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,822. 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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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 12 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying equipment maintenance list, WSU Tech has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology supports 4,606 students, and 163 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 110 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,096. 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 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology]](/colleges/wichita-area-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Western Wyoming Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Western Wyoming Community College is a public institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WWCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 2,776 students enrolled at WWCC, 40 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,847. On top of their other funding sources, 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 WWCC]](/colleges/western-wyoming-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
East Mississippi Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 22 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
EMCC also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.According to our most recent data, East Mississippi Community College supports 3,392 students, and 19 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 $2,855. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. East Mississippi Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rome, Georgia. It awarded 43 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 6,608 students enrolled at Georgia Northwestern Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,863. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 227 of the 3,709 students enrolled at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 148 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,098. 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.
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With a ranking of #25, Albany Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Equipment Maintenance for an Associate list. Albany Technical College is located in Albany, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
Of the 3,022 students enrolled at Albany Technical College, 179 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,653. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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