2023 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
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Ranked Colleges
119
Degrees Awarded
$29,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Vehicle Repair” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 56,539 people earned their degree in vehicle maintenance and repair, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, vehicle maintenance and repair graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,763 and had an average of $13,320 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 119 vehicle maintenance and repair graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,666 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality vehicle maintenance and repair programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the vehicle maintenance and repair program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Vehicle Repair” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Vehicle Repair
The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska vets studying vehicle repair.
Top 1 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Vehicle Repair that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 42 ’s vehicle repair degrees in 2020-2021.
UAF also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 665 of the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF were GI Bill® students, of which 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,685. 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.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Veteran Student Life Report
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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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