2023 Best Nursing Practice Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nursing Practice for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 7,992 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,407 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice 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 nursing practice program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nursing Practice for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying nursing practice.
Top 1 Best Nursing Practice Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Altierus Career College - Tampa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nursing Practice for an Associate. Altierus Career College - Tampa is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 4 associates’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Altierus Career College - Tampa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 95 of the 397 students enrolled at Altierus Career College - Tampa were GI Bill® students, of which 78 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,335. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Altierus Career College - Tampa offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Altierus Career College - Tampa]](/colleges/everest-university-tampa/student-life/veterans/)
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- 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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