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2023 Best Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
935 Degrees Awarded
$39,565 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 23,446 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,300 and $23,146 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 935 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 in the Southwest Region for Engineering for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying engineering.

Top 1 Best Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering for an Associate list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 97 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Austin Community College District supports 39,896 students, and 2,473 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 59 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $735. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Community College District does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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