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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist is the 480th most popular major in the country with 3,285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 537 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 164 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s machine tool tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying machine tool tech list, Dunwoody College of Technology has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 176 of the 1,281 students enrolled at Dunwoody College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,410. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. LATI is a public institution located in Watertown, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
LATI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 2,217 students enrolled at Lake Area Technical Institute, 136 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,486. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lake Area Technical Institute offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lake Area Technical Institute]](/colleges/lake-area-technical-institute/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State College of Science. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate. Wahpeton, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine tool tech degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 2,829 students enrolled at North Dakota State College of Science, 48 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,864. 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 North Dakota State College of Science]](/colleges/north-dakota-state-college-of-science/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Island, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Central Community College supports 5,974 students, and 14 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,530. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 Central Community College]](/colleges/central-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2020-2021.
DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Des Moines Area Community College supports 23,051 students, and 500 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 221 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,709. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Des Moines Area Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Des Moines Area Community College]](/colleges/des-moines-area-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Southeast Community College Area landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 9,328 students enrolled at Southeast Community College, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,488. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Southeast Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Indian Hills Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate ranking. Indian Hills Community College is a small school located in Ottumwa, Iowa that handed out 5 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
IHCC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Indian Hills Community College supports 3,279 students, and 106 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,629. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indian Hills Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 7 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying machine tool tech list, WSU Tech has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 163 of the 4,606 students enrolled at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 110 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,096. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology]](/colleges/wichita-area-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
State Technical College of Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 36 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
STC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,756 students enrolled at State Technical College of Missouri, 83 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 44 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,461. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at STC]](/colleges/linn-state-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Iowa Central Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 4 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa Central Community College also made our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9.Our most recent data shows that 100 of the 4,704 students enrolled at Iowa Central Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,481. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa Central Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Ranken Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate ranking. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ranken Technical College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 212 of the 1,823 students enrolled at Ranken Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,346. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ranken Technical College]](/colleges/ranken-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Western Dakota Technical Institute ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Dakota Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 1,324 students enrolled at Western Dakota Technical Institute, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,360. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 Western Dakota Technical Institute Veteran Student Life Report
Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Machine Tool Tech for an Associate ranking. OTC is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
OTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 11,237 students enrolled at Ozarks Technical Community College, 564 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,819. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Ozarks Technical Community College 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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