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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate

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Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 448 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 644th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 109 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural mechanization. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural mechanization 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 agricultural mechanization program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate”.

Top 6 Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

USU also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 27,691 students enrolled at USU, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate list. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s ag mech students in 2020-2021.

Mitchell Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,895. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Mitchell Tech Veteran Student Life Report

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ag mech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Ivy Tech Community College supports 63,809 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,500. 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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Owens Community College
Perrysburg, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Owens Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate. Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s ag mech students in 2020-2021.

Owens State Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,536 students enrolled at Owens Community College, 202 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 152 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Owens Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, Wisconsin

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

FVTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,711 students enrolled at FVTC, 379 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,211. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FVTC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full FVTC Veteran Student Life Report

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Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. NWCC is a public institution located in Senatobia, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 201 of the 7,092 students enrolled at NWCC were GI Bill® students, of which 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,749. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NWCC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Northwest Mississippi Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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