2023 Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 14,700 people earned their degree in computer systems networking, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer systems networking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,365 and had an average of $27,750 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 411 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,182 and $30,088 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer systems networking. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer systems networking 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 computer systems networking program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking”.
Top 3 Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s networking degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at PPCC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,372 of the 12,506 students enrolled at Pikes Peak Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,023. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pikes Peak Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s networking degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Red Rocks Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 6,029 students enrolled at Red Rocks Community College, 348 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 281 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,441. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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 Red Rocks Community College]](/colleges/red-rocks-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Networking. FRCC is located in Westminster, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 ’s networking degrees to qualified students.
FRCC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 18,703 students enrolled at Front Range Community College, 64 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,170. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Front Range Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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