2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$42,618
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region for Construction Trades for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,794 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,199 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,077 and $12,389 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 445 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction trades programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the construction trades program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for an Associate list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Pima County Community College District also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 853 of the 15,544 students enrolled at Pima Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 426 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,036. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pima Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 839 of the 21,398 students enrolled at CNM were GI Bill® students, of which 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,171. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CNM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central New Mexico Community College]](/colleges/central-new-mexico-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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