2023 Best Railroad & Railway Transportation Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region for Railroad and Railway Transportation for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 102 people earned their degree in railroad and railway transportation, making the major the 1404th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 63 railroad and railway transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 railroad and railway transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great railroad and railway transportation 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 railroad and railway transportation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Railroad and Railway Transportation for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying railroad and railway transportation.
Top 1 Best Railroad & Railway Transportation Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Railroad and Railway Transportation for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s railroad and railway transportation students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JCCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Railroad & Railway Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 13,891 students enrolled at Johnson County Community College, 389 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,331. To help with additional expenses, 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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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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