2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Construction for an Associate
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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. 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 Plains States Region for Construction for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Construction is the 284th most popular major in the country with 1,435 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,374 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 329 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,349 and $8,250 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Construction for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Construction for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Construction 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 Construction for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. State Technical College of Missouri is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 22 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
STC also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 1,756 students enrolled at State Technical College of Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at State Technical College of Missouri]](/colleges/linn-state-technical-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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