2023 Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Agricultural Production is the 190th most popular major in the country with 3,066 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,367 and had an average of $16,973 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,036 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural production 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 agricultural production program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate”.
Top 20 Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 37 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, North Carolina State University supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina State University does offer 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 30 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 29 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
Kirkwood Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Kirkwood Community College supports 12,277 students, and 264 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,554. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kirkwood Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Kirkwood Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate. Dordt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Dordt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,662 students enrolled at Dordt, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,218. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 13 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying agricultural production list, Mitchell Tech has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Tech, 67 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. Mitchell Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.Among the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 477 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
Ridgewater College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Of the 3,176 students enrolled at Ridgewater College, 38 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,506. 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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With a ranking of #8, Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. Located in Calmar, Iowa, this small public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2020-2021.
NICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 19 of the 4,162 students enrolled at NICC were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,586. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northeast Iowa Community College]](/colleges/northeast-iowa-community-college-calmar/student-life/veterans/)
Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. Chippewa Valley Technical College is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
CVTC also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.According to our most recent data, Chippewa Valley Technical College supports 7,367 students, and 229 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 80 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,926. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CVTC]](/colleges/chippewa-valley-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Western Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying agricultural production list, WKU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 17,517 students enrolled at WKU, 847 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Lake Land College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Land College also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Among the 3,862 students enrolled at Lake Land College, 114 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,802. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lake Land College]](/colleges/lake-land-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FVTC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,711 students enrolled at Fox Valley Technical College, 379 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,211. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Northeast Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
Northeast also took the #14 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 5,105 students enrolled at Northeast, 62 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,545. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northeast Community College]](/colleges/northeast-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Southwest Tech is a public institution located in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying agricultural production list, Southwest Tech has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 2,581 students enrolled at Southwest Tech, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,505. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwest Tech does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southwest Tech]](/colleges/southwest-wisconsin-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking. Northwest Mississippi Community College is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
NWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list.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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NWCC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NWCC]](/colleges/northwest-mississippi-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 2 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
ABAC Tifton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, ABAC Tifton supports 3,990 students, and 91 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 42 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,792. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ABAC Tifton does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 16 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying agricultural production list, Niagara County Community College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,389 students enrolled at Niagara County Community College, 127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,282. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Niagara County Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Niagara County Community College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #18, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. Curtis, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural production degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying agricultural production list, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 282 students enrolled at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,621. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #19, Morrisville State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate list. Morrisville State College is located in Morrisville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
Morrisville State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,486 students enrolled at Morrisville State College, 71 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,293. 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 Morrisville State College]](/colleges/morrisville-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
Southern Maine Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Production for an Associate ranking. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2020-2021.
SMCC also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.According to our most recent data, Southern Maine Community College supports 5,789 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 143 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Maine Community College]](/colleges/southern-maine-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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