2023 Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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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 in the Rocky Mountains Region for Pharmacy Technician/Assistant for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,393 people earned their degree in pharmacy technician/assistant, making the major the 394th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 400 pharmacy technician/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 pharmacy technician/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Pharmacy Technician/Assistant for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy technician/assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy technician/assistant programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy technician/assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Pharmacy Technician/Assistant for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Pharmacy Technician/Assistant for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Pharmacy Technician/Assistant for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at PPCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 12,506 students enrolled at Pikes Peak Community College, 2,372 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,023. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Pharmacy Technician/Assistant for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the #2 spot on the list. Casper College is located in Casper, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees to qualified students.
Casper College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 3,551 students enrolled at Casper College, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,246. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Casper College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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