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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Computer & Information Sciences for an Associate” ranking.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 7,460 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,776 and $23,364 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 393 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,034 and $19,791 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Computer & Information Sciences for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and information sciences 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 Kentucky for Computer & Information Sciences for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Computer & Information Sciences for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sullivan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Computer & Information Sciences for an Associate. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 43 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sullivan University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking.Among the 3,165 students enrolled at Sullivan University, 52 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 $10,619. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sullivan University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Sullivan University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Computer & Information Sciences for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 63 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community and Technical College also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2.Of the 12,196 students enrolled at Jefferson Community and Technical College, 285 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,239. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Jefferson Community and Technical 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 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Computer & Information Sciences for an Associate. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SKYCTC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College supports 4,137 students, and 102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 61 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,750. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical 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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