2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
1,132
Degrees Awarded
$15,800
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,792 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,132 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 Southwest Region for Teacher Education 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 Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate”.
Top 4 Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 43,000 students enrolled at Tarrant County College, 1,862 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,319. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tarrant County College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
CNM also made our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 21,398 students enrolled at Central New Mexico Community College, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,171. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 174 of the 2,349 students enrolled at OSU Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,592. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Teacher Education for an Associate list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 177 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
El Paso Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 26,034 students enrolled at El Paso Community College, 1,324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 511 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,459. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. El Paso Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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