2023 Best General Mechanics & Repairers Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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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 General Mechanics & Repairers” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Mechanics & Repairers is the 800th most popular major in the country with 391 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for General Mechanics & Repairers” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanics and repairers. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mechanics and repairers 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 general mechanics and repairers program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for General Mechanics & Repairers
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for General Mechanics & Repairers”.
Top 4 Best General Mechanics & Repairers Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Mechanics & Repairers list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 27,691 students enrolled at Utah State University, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Utah State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for General Mechanics & Repairers that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 105 ’s general mechanics and repairers degrees in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 63,809 students enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,500. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ivy Tech Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Mechanics & Repairers list. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school situated in Hanceville, Alabama. It awarded 39 ’s general mechanics and repairers degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wallace State, Hanceville, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,763 students enrolled at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, 29 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,838. During this same period, 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Mechanics & Repairers. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s general mechanics and repairers students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tidewater Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tidewater Community College supports 16,769 students, and 49 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,391. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tidewater Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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