2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Wielding
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Wielding” ranking.
Welding Technology/Welder is the 215th most popular major in the country with 42,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 1,847 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Wielding” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in welding technology/welder. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality welding technology/welder programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Wielding
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois vets studying wielding.
Top 2 Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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 Illinois for Wielding. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 201 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
SWIC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, SWIC supports 6,906 students, and 492 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 271 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,194. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SWIC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Wielding. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 157 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,683 students enrolled at Lewis and Clark Community College, 82 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,895. 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.
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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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