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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 Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields is the 347th most popular major in the country with 1,768 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 312 other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 4 associates’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,240. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Akron Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-akron-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 19 associates’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Cuyahoga Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 101 of the 18,754 students enrolled at Cuyahoga Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,499. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bristol is a medium-sized school located in Fall River, Massachusetts that handed out 19 associates’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Bristol not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 144 of the 6,256 students enrolled at Bristol Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,457. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 Pierpont Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 25 associates’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Pierpont Community and Technical College also made our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Pierpont Community and Technical College supports 1,613 students, and 63 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,926. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Pierpont Community and Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate. This small school is located in Huron, Ohio, and it awarded 7 associates’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
BGSU-Firelands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 2,085 students enrolled at Bowling Green State University - Firelands were GI Bill® students, of which 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,724. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full BGSU-Firelands Veteran Student Life Report
Vermont Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate ranking. Randolph, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Vermont Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 44 of the 1,520 students enrolled at Vermont Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,224. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Vermont Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Vermont Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for an Associate list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 associates’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields list, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,227 students enrolled at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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