2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is the 254th most popular major in the country with 5,433 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 874 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 248 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality substance abuse/addiction counseling programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying substance abuse/addiction counseling.
Top 14 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, San Antonio College supports 19,231 students, and 2,054 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,249. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 29 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District, 2,473 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 1,862 of the 43,000 students enrolled at Tarrant County College were GI Bill® students, of which 1,172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,319. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tarrant County College District]](/colleges/tarrant-county-college-district/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
DMC also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 10,678 students enrolled at DMC, 628 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 339 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,882. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Del Mar College]](/colleges/del-mar-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lee College supports 7,487 students, and 169 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 97 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,936. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lee College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lee College]](/colleges/lee-college/student-life/veterans/)
Kilgore College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate ranking. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 26 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Kilgore College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Kilgore College supports 5,100 students, and 140 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 74 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,845. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Kilgore College]](/colleges/kilgore-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate list. Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree vets studying substance abuse/addiction counseling list, Tyler Junior College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 11,749 students enrolled at Tyler Junior College, 416 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 173 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,366. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tyler Junior College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #8, Weatherford College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Weatherford, Texas, and it awarded 10 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Weatherford College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 225 of the 5,480 students enrolled at Weatherford College were GI Bill® students, of which 149 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,116. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 26,034 students enrolled at El Paso Community College, 1,324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 511 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,459. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at El Paso Community College]](/colleges/el-paso-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Mohave Community College is a small school located in Kingman, Arizona that handed out 7 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 180 of the 3,654 students enrolled at Mohave Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,090. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Midland College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Midland College is located in Midland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
Midland College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 4,737 students enrolled at Midland College, 128 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,572. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Midland College]](/colleges/midland-college/student-life/veterans/)
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. OSU-OKC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 4,949 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City, 54 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,563. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at OSU-OKC]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-oklahoma-city/student-life/veterans/)
Texarkana College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate list. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree vets studying substance abuse/addiction counseling list, Texarkana College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,810 students enrolled at Texarkana College, 126 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,540. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texarkana College]](/colleges/texarkana-college/student-life/veterans/)
Lamar State College - Port Arthur came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for an Associate ranking. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is located in Port Arthur, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
Lamar State College - Port Arthur not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 2,485 students enrolled at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, 54 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,655. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lamar State College - Port Arthur]](/colleges/lamar-state-college-port-arthur/student-life/veterans/)
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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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