2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Culinary Arts for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$32,093
Avg Salary
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 Maine for Culinary Arts for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 29 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,093 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent culinary arts 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 culinary arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Culinary Arts for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree vets studying culinary arts.
Top 1 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Culinary Arts for an Associate. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.Of the 5,789 students enrolled at SMCC, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 143 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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