2023 Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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. 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 South Carolina for Civil Engineering Tech” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,187 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology, making the major the 237th most popular in the United States. 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 South Carolina, there were 41 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Civil Engineering Tech” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering technology 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 South Carolina for Civil Engineering Tech
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Civil Engineering Tech”.
Top 3 Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Civil Engineering Tech list. MTC is located in West Columbia, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
MTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 8,794 students enrolled at Midlands Technical College, 1,139 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 471 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,617. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Midlands Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Midlands Technical College]](/colleges/midlands-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Civil Engineering Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s civil engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Florence-Darlington Technical College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 169 of the 3,315 students enrolled at Florence-Darlington Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,720. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Civil Engineering Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s civil engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
South Carolina State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,339 students enrolled at South Carolina State University, 216 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,512. 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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