2023 Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Bioengineering for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,994 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great bioengineering and biomedical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Bioengineering for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Bioengineering for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Bioengineering for an Associate. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.
Portland Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Portland Community College supports 22,904 students, and 1,126 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 701 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,236. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Portland Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland Community College]](/colleges/portland-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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- 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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