2023 Best Recreation Administration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$24,243
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Far Western US Region for Recreation Admin for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,122 people earned their degree in recreation administration, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,874 and had an average of $23,610 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 115 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,945 and $19,007 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent recreation administration programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the recreation administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Recreation Admin for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Recreation Admin for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Recreation Admin for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Recreation Administration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Recreation Admin for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #1 spot on the list. Walnut, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Recreation Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 581 of the 28,393 students enrolled at Mt. SAC were GI Bill® students, of which 435 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $276. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mt. SAC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mt. San Antonio College]](/colleges/mt-san-antonio-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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