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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist is the 480th most popular major in the country with 3,285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 106 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality machine tool technology/machinist programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the machine tool technology/machinist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The machine tool tech 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region vets studying machine tool tech.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Penn College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s machine tool tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 289 of the 4,565 students enrolled at Pennsylvania College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,863. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Machine Tool Tech list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 ’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying machine tool tech list, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,227 students enrolled at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,604. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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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