2023 Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Cosmetology for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 46,395 people earned their degree in general cosmetology/cosmetologist, making the major the 450th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,569 general cosmetology/cosmetologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 67 general cosmetology/cosmetologist 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 General Cosmetology for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general cosmetology/cosmetologist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general cosmetology/cosmetologist programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 cosmetology/cosmetologist program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Schools
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 Plains States Region for General Cosmetology for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Cosmetology for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying general cosmetology.
Top 2 Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Cosmetology for an Associate list. Johnson County Community College is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JCCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 13,891 students enrolled at Johnson County Community College, 389 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,331. 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.
Full Johnson County Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Cosmetology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ridgewater College supports 3,176 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 25 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,506. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ridgewater College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ridgewater College]](/colleges/ridgewater-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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