2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Laser and Optical Tech
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the New England Region for Laser and Optical Tech” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Laser & Optical Technology is the 1025th most popular major in the country with 181 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 11 laser and optical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality laser and optical technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the laser and optical technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Laser and Optical Tech” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Laser and Optical Tech
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying laser and optical tech.
Top 1 Best Laser & Optical Technology Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Laser and Optical Tech. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s laser and optical techn students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at STCC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,327 students enrolled at Springfield Technical Community College, 154 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,577. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Springfield Technical Community College offers 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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