2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gunsmithing/Gunsmith for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Plains States Region for Gunsmithing/Gunsmith for an Associate” ranking.
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith is the 456th most popular major in the country with 1,552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 42 gunsmithing/gunsmith graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 gunsmithing/gunsmith graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent gunsmithing/gunsmith 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 gunsmithing/gunsmith program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gunsmithing/Gunsmith for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying gunsmithing/gunsmith.
Top 1 Best Gunsmithing/Gunsmith Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshalltown Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Gunsmithing/Gunsmith for an Associate. Marshalltown Community College is located in Marshalltown, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s gunsmithing/gunsmith degrees to qualified students.
Marshalltown Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gunsmithing/Gunsmith Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,836 students enrolled at Marshalltown Community College, 30 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,511. During this same period, 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 Marshalltown Community College]](/colleges/marshalltown-community-college/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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