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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech

5 Ranked Colleges
225 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech

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 Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology is the 271st most popular major in the country with 4,812 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 225 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing engineering technology programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech”.

Top 5 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying manufacturing tech list, RIT has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Penn College crest
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s manufacturing tech degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

Penn College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Penn College supports 4,565 students, and 289 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 206 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,863. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech list. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 ’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Edinboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Edinboro supports 4,319 students, and 165 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 86 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Edinboro]](/colleges/edinboro-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

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Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech. Farmingdale State College is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 10,018 students enrolled at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, 250 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,431. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Farmingdale State College Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Manufacturing Tech list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing tech students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HVCC, 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 261 of the 8,933 students enrolled at HVCC were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,179. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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