2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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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 Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,812 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 271st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 386 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 124 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great manufacturing engineering technology 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 manufacturing engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate”.
Top 8 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate list. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
Hennepin Technical College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 4,094 students enrolled at Hennepin Technical College, 66 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,023. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hennepin Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Hennepin Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mitchell Tech is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying manufacturing tech list, Mitchell Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Technical College, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,895. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mitchell Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mitchell Technical College]](/colleges/mitchell-technical-institute/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 10 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LATI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 2,217 students enrolled at LATI, 136 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. LATI offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full LATI Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 1 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 369 of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State were GI Bill® students, of which 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. South Dakota State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South Dakota State University]](/colleges/south-dakota-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate list. North Dakota State College of Science is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying manufacturing tech list, North Dakota State College of Science has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, North Dakota State College of Science supports 2,829 students, and 48 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,864. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Dakota State College of Science offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Dakota State College of Science]](/colleges/north-dakota-state-college-of-science/student-life/veterans/)
Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 2 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 12,277 students enrolled at Kirkwood Community College, 264 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,554. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kirkwood Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Southeast Community College Area ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 7 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 9,328 students enrolled at Southeast Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,488. 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 Southeast Community College]](/colleges/southeast-community-college-area/student-life/veterans/)
State Technical College of Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Manufacturing Tech for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. STC is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 15 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
STC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 1,756 students enrolled at State Technical College of Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 44 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,461. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. State Technical College of Missouri offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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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