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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for ME Tech for an Associate

1 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$41,638 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for ME Tech for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 ME Tech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 6,013 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,639 and had an average of $22,526 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 246 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,033 and $21,977 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical 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 mechanical engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for ME Tech for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for ME Tech for an Associate”.

Top 1 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for ME Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 12 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying me tech list, Southeast Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 193 of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,618. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Southeast Tech]](/colleges/southeast-technical-institute/student-life/veterans/)

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