2023 Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 655 people earned their degree in marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician, making the major the 1122nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 74 marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician 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 Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician 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 marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate list. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician list, Hennepin Technical College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Hennepin Technical College supports 4,094 students, and 66 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,023. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hennepin Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Hennepin Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Fergus Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
M State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 59 of the 5,757 students enrolled at M State were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,349. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. M State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #3 spot on the list. Brainerd, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Central Lakes College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Lakes College supports 4,491 students, and 99 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 47 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,011. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Lakes 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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