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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,285 people earned their degree in machine tool technology/machinist, making the major the 480th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 471 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 60 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great machine tool technology/machinist programs and a strong support system for 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 machine tool technology/machinist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree vets studying machine tool tech.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate. SWIC is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 16 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
SWIC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 6,906 students enrolled at Southwestern Illinois College, 492 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 271 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,194. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 14 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Rapids Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 12,107 students enrolled at Grand Rapids Community College, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,334. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Rapids Community 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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