2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Mech for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
40
Degrees Awarded
$41,210
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region for Ag Mech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,280 people earned their degree in ag mechanization, making the major the 252nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $17,584 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 62 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,983 and $24,567 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ag mechanization 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 ag mechanization program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Mech for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Mech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Mech for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Mech for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Senatobia, Mississippi, and it awarded 17 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
NWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 7,092 students enrolled at NWCC, 201 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Northwest Mississippi 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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