2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Southwest Region for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training is the 328th most popular major in the country with 44,900 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,567 licensed practical/vocational nurse training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 154 licensed practical/vocational nurse training graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great licensed practical/vocational nurse training programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the licensed practical/vocational nurse training program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying licensed practical/vocational nurse training.
Top 1 Best Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #1 spot on the list. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 associates’s licensed practical/vocational nurse training degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DMC offers 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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