2023 Best Welding Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Welding Engineering Tech” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Welding Engineering Technology is the 941st most popular major in the country with 274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4 welding engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great welding engineering technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the welding engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Welding Engineering Tech” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Welding Engineering Tech
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying welding engineering tech.
Top 1 Best Welding Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Welding Engineering Tech. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s welding engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
LETU 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, LETU supports 3,122 students, and 106 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 79 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,229. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full LeTourneau University 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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