2023 Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$42,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New England Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 655 people earned their degree in marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician, making the major the 1122nd most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 51 marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 13 marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 11 associates’s marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at New England Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Tech, 259 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 34 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New England Tech]](/colleges/new-england-institute-of-technology/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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