2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biology Tech for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southwest Region for Biology Tech for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 732 people earned their degree in biology and biotech lab technician, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biology and biotech lab technician graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,631 and had an average of $11,309 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 79 biology and biotech lab technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 biology and biotech lab technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biology and biotech lab technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the biology and biotech lab technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biology Tech for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying biology tech.
Top 1 Best Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biology Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #1 spot on the list. Del Mar College is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree vets studying biology tech list, DMC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Del Mar College supports 10,678 students, and 628 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 339 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,882. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DMC]](/colleges/del-mar-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.