2023 Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering Tech for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Civil Engineering Technology is the 237th most popular major in the country with 1,187 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, civil engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,421 and had an average of $25,812 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 5 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The civil engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering Tech for an Associate”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering Tech for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Land College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering Tech for an Associate list. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Lake Land College also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1.Of the 3,862 students enrolled at Lake Land College, 114 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,802. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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