2023 Best Lineworker Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Lineworker for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,155 people earned their degree in lineworker, making the major the 641st most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 76 lineworker graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 lineworker graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Lineworker for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in lineworker. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent lineworker 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 lineworker program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Lineworker for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Lineworker for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying lineworker.
Top 3 Best Lineworker Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Raritan Valley Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Lineworker for an Associate. Raritan Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Branchburg, New Jersey that handed out 15 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
RVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 7,080 students enrolled at Raritan Valley Community College, 83 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,027. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Raritan Valley Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full RVCC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Lineworker for an Associate list. Pennsylvania Highlands is a public institution located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania Highlands also made our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Pennsylvania Highlands supports 2,456 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,074. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Lineworker for an Associate. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s lineworker students in 2020-2021.
Brookdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 10,438 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,980. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Brookdale Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brookdale Community College]](/colleges/brookdale-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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