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2023 Best Forest Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans

5 Ranked Colleges
327 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Forest Technology/Technician is the 788th most popular major in the country with 327 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in forest technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forest technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forest technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 for Forest Technology/Technician” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician”.

Top 5 Best Forest Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician list. ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s forest technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 2,127 students enrolled at ESF, 42 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,672. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry]](/colleges/suny-college-of-environmental-science-and-forestry/student-life/veterans/)

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 25 ’s forest technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.

Penn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 4,565 students enrolled at Penn College, 289 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,863. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Penn College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #3 spot on the list. Paul Smith’s College is located in Paul Smiths, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s forest technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

Paul Smith’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 681 students enrolled at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Veteran Student Life Report

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Haywood Community College
Clyde, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician that were part of this year’s ranking, Haywood Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clyde, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 ’s forest technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.

Haywood Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Haywood Community College supports 1,440 students, and 59 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,608. 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.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Haywood Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glenville State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forest Technology/Technician list. Glenville, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forest technology/technician degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Glenville State College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 1,583 students enrolled at Glenville State College, 38 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,450. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Glenville State College]](/colleges/glenville-state-college/student-life/veterans/)

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