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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 in Tennessee for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician is the 175th most popular major in the country with 9,664 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Tennessee, there were 179 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 health information/medical records technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in health information/medical records technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health information/medical records technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health information/medical records technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Tennessee for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee associate degree vets studying health information/medical records technology/technician.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
VSCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.According to our most recent data, Volunteer State Community College supports 8,832 students, and 283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 126 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,681. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walters State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate. WSCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Morristown, Tennessee. It awarded 7 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Of the 5,742 students enrolled at WSCC, 147 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 55 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,506. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chattanooga State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
Chattanooga State Community College also made our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Chattanooga State Community College supports 7,452 students, and 294 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 169 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,494. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician for an Associate. Harriman, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health information/medical records technology/technician degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Roane State Community College also made our “Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 126 of the 5,172 students enrolled at Roane State Community College 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 $2,846. 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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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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