2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ground Transport
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ground Transport” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Ground Transportation is the 330th most popular major in the country with 17,893 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ground transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,911 and had an average of $7,890 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 886 ground transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,125 and $7,542 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ground transportation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 ground transportation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Ground Transportation Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ground Transport” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ground Transport
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region vets studying ground transport.
Top 1 Best Ground Transportation Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ground Transport list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified ’s ground transport students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JCCC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 13,891 students enrolled at JCCC, 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at JCCC]](/colleges/johnson-county-community-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.
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