2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Building Construction Technology
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region for Building Construction Technology” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,175 people earned their degree in building construction technology, making the major the 690th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 61 building construction technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Building Construction Technology” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in building construction technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great building construction technology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the building construction technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Building Construction Technology
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Building Construction Technology”.
Top 2 Best Building Construction Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Building Construction Technology that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 23 ’s building construction technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Tech also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Mitchell Tech supports 1,162 students, and 67 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,895. 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 Mitchell Technical College]](/colleges/mitchell-technical-institute/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Building Construction Technology that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 16 ’s building construction technology degrees in 2020-2021.
LATI also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,217 students enrolled at Lake Area Technical Institute, 136 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,486. 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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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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