2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Education for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$22,800
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Education for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 106 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Education for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Education for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Education for an Associate. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest Baptist University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 3,039 students enrolled at Southwest Baptist University, 73 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,266. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Southwest Baptist University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Education for an Associate. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Northeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 5,105 students enrolled at Northeast, 62 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,545. 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 Northeast Community College]](/colleges/northeast-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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