2023 Best Corrections Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest Region for Corrections for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Corrections is the 434th most popular major in the country with 4,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,281 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Corrections for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality corrections programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the corrections program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Corrections for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Corrections for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying corrections.
Top 3 Best Corrections Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Corrections for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 18 associates’s corrections degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,473 of the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Community College District offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Austin Community College District Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Corrections for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 19,231 students enrolled at San Antonio College, 2,054 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,249. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Corrections for an Associate list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 associates’s corrections degrees in 2020-2021.
Rio Salado College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 335 of the 17,362 students enrolled at Rio Salado College were GI Bill® students, of which 206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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