2023 Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wielding for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Welding Technology/Welder is the 215th most popular major in the country with 42,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Oregon, there were 238 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,451 and $21,646 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent welding technology/welder programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the welding technology/welder program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Wielding for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Wielding for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Wielding for an Associate list. Albany, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
LBCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Of the 4,956 students enrolled at LBCC, 244 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,170. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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