2023 Best General Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Mechanics & Repairers for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 391 people earned their degree in general mechanics and repairers, making the major the 800th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 84 general mechanics and repairers graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 general mechanics and repairers graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Mechanics & Repairers for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mechanics and repairers. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mechanics and repairers programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general mechanics and repairers program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Mechanics & Repairers for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Mechanics & Repairers for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying general mechanics & repairers.
Top 2 Best General Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Mechanics & Repairers for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #1 spot on the list. Wallace State, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s general mechanics and repairers degrees to qualified students.
Wallace State, Hanceville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Wallace State, Hanceville supports 4,763 students, and 29 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,838. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville]](/colleges/george-c-wallace-state-community-college-hanceville/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Mechanics & Repairers for an Associate list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s general mechanics and repairers students in 2020-2021.
Tidewater Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tidewater Community College supports 16,769 students, and 49 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,391. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tidewater Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Tidewater Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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