2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Engineering Technology for an Associate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Connecticut for Engineering Technology for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,500 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.
Across Connecticut, there were 49 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 45 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Engineering Technology for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree vets studying engineering technology.
Top 1 Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Engineering Technology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Naugatuck Valley Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 139 of the 5,083 students enrolled at Naugatuck Valley Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,512. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Naugatuck Valley Community College]](/colleges/naugatuck-valley-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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