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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 Michigan for Telcom Tech” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 421 people earned their degree in telecommunications technology/technician, making the major the 895th most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 5 telecommunications technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great telecommunications technology/technician programs and a strong support system for 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 telecommunications technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Telecommunications Technology Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Telcom Tech” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Telcom Tech”.
Top 1 Best Telecommunications Technology Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Telcom Tech. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 2 ’s telcom tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris State University were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ferris]](/colleges/ferris-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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