2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician is the 1082nd most popular major in the country with 77 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 16 nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/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 Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Wharton, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s nuclear/nuclear power technology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wharton County Junior College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 166 of the 6,099 students enrolled at Wharton County Junior College were GI Bill® students, of which 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,015. To help with additional expenses, 0 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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