2023 Best Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges for Veterans in Nevada
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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 Nevada for Science Tech” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Science Technologies / Technicians is the 37th most popular major in the country with 6,451 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, science technologies / technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,830 and had an average of $16,121 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nevada, there were 921 science technologies / technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,387 and $9,470 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science technologies / technicians programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science technologies / technicians program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Science Tech
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Science Tech”.
Top 1 Best Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges for Veterans in Nevada
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Science Tech list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this medium-sized public school awarded 407 diplomas to qualified ’s science tech students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truckee Meadows Community College, 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 458 of the 10,249 students enrolled at Truckee Meadows Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,898. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Truckee Meadows Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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