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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Oregon for Precision Metal Working” ranking.
Precision Metal Working is the 131st most popular major in the country with 52,308 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, precision metal working graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,754 and had an average of $9,803 in loans still to pay off.
Across Oregon, there were 399 precision metal working graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,053 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Precision Metal Working” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in precision metal working. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great precision metal working programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the precision metal working program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Precision Metal Working” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon vets studying precision metal working.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Precision Metal Working that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 21 ’s precision metal working degrees in 2020-2021.
Portland Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Portland Community College supports 22,904 students, and 1,126 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 701 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,236. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland Community College]](/colleges/portland-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Linn-Benton Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Precision Metal Working. Linn-Benton Community College is a small public school situated in Albany, Oregon. It awarded 55 ’s precision metal working degrees in 2020-2021.
LBCC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,956 students enrolled at LBCC, 244 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,170. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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