2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Surveying for an Associate
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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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Surveying for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Surveying Technology/Surveying is the 602nd most popular major in the country with 813 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 46 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great surveying technology/surveying programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the surveying technology/surveying program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Surveying for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Surveying for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying surveying.
Top 1 Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Surveying for an Associate list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 associates’s surveying degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Technical College, 193 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,618. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeast Tech]](/colleges/southeast-technical-institute/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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