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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 Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist is the 480th most popular major in the country with 3,285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 106 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in machine tool technology/machinist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent machine tool technology/machinist 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 machine tool technology/machinist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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. 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Penn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 289 of the 4,565 students enrolled at Penn College were GI Bill® students, of which 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Penn College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 1,227 students enrolled at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,604. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 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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