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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech

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745 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech

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 Southwest Region for Industrial Tech” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,540 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 745 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in industrial technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial 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 industrial technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech”.

Top 6 Best Industrial Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 50 ’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region vets studying industrial tech list, Tarleton has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 14,016 students enrolled at Tarleton State University, 755 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 317 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,304. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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 Tarleton State University]](/colleges/tarleton-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #2 spot on the list. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial tech degrees to 305 students in 2020-2021.

North Harris Montgomery also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 1,932 of the 70,109 students enrolled at North Harris Montgomery were GI Bill® students, of which 1,202 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,042. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Lone Star College System Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #3 spot on the list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial tech degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, 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 215 of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M Kingsville were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 Texas A&M Kingsville]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-kingsville/student-life/veterans/)

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San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial tech degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

SJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 5,240 students enrolled at SJC, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 119 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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 San Juan College]](/colleges/san-juan-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Panola College
Carthage, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech. Panola College is a small school located in Carthage, Texas that handed out 93 ’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Panola College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 30 of the 2,513 students enrolled at Panola College were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,584. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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 Panola College]](/colleges/panola-college/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Industrial Tech list. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, 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 397 of the 9,781 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Tyler were GI Bill® students, of which 199 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,846. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Tyler Veteran Student Life Report

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