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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 87 people earned their degree in metallurgical technology/technician, making the major the 1072nd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 60 metallurgical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in metallurgical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality metallurgical technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the metallurgical technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kilgore, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Kilgore College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 140 of the 5,100 students enrolled at Kilgore College were GI Bill® students, of which 74 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,845. On top of their other funding sources, 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 Kilgore College]](/colleges/kilgore-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying metallurgical tech list, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 1,227 students enrolled at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,604. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
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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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