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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geographic Information Science for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Geographic Information Science is the 333rd most popular major in the country with 3,231 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 371 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geographic information science 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 geographic information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The geographic information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geographic Information Science for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree vets studying geographic information science.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geographic Information Science for an Associate. Front Range Community College is a public institution located in Westminster, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FRCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 18,703 students enrolled at Front Range Community College, 64 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,170. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Front Range Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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