2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Wielding
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Degrees Awarded
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Idaho for Wielding” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 42,490 people earned their degree in welding technology/welder, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States.
Across Idaho, there were 136 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Wielding” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in welding technology/welder. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great welding technology/welder programs and a strong support system for 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Wielding” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Wielding
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Wielding”.
Top 2 Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges for Veterans in Idaho
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Wielding that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. College of Western Idaho is a fairly large school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 53 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWI, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 406 of the 10,200 students enrolled at College of Western Idaho were GI Bill® students, of which 213 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,155. 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.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Wielding that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #2 spot on the list. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 13 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
NIC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 4,737 students enrolled at NIC, 248 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 115 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,921. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 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 NIC]](/colleges/north-idaho-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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