2023 Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Computer Programming for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 8,750 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 400 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer programming programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general computer programming program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Computer Programming for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Computer Programming for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Computer Programming for an Associate list. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
SWIC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 6,906 students enrolled at SWIC, 492 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 271 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,194. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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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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