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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Oregon for Machine Tool Tech” 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 Oregon, there were 90 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Machine Tool Tech” ranking, we looked at 2 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Machine Tool Tech” 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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Machine Tool Tech”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Machine Tool Tech. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s machine tool tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our oregon vets studying machine tool tech list, Portland Community College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Portland Community College supports 22,904 students, and 1,126 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 701 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,236. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Portland Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland Community College]](/colleges/portland-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Machine Tool Tech list. This small school is located in Albany, Oregon, and it awarded 16 ’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LBCC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,956 students enrolled at Linn-Benton Community College, 244 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,170. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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