2023 Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Construction Trades for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,435 people earned their degree in general construction trades, making the major the 615th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 329 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general construction trades 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 general construction trades program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Construction Trades for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Construction Trades for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Construction Trades for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Linn, Missouri, this small public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s general construction trades students in 2020-2021.
STC also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 1,756 students enrolled at STC, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 44 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,461. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. STC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full State Technical College of Missouri Veteran Student Life Report
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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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