2023 Best Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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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 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 78 people earned their degree in ophthalmic laboratory technology/technician, making the major the 1261st most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 ophthalmic laboratory technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ophthalmic laboratory technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ophthalmic laboratory technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest University at El Paso landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest University at El Paso, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southwest University at El Paso supports 1,558 students, and 223 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 240 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,581. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwest University at El Paso does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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