2023 Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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. 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 Southwest Region for Construction Engineering Tech for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,330 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology/technician, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,460 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 193 construction engineering technology/technician 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 Engineering Tech for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering Tech for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,421 of the 48,329 students enrolled at Houston Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 783 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,632. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Houston Community College]](/colleges/houston-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering Tech for an Associate list. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,862 of the 43,000 students enrolled at Tarrant County College were GI Bill® students, of which 1,172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,319. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tarrant County College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tarrant County College]](/colleges/tarrant-county-college-district/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 862 of the 31,110 students enrolled at San Jacinto Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 635 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,772. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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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