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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 South Dakota for Precision Metal Working” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 South Dakota, there were 106 precision metal working graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,258 and $11,667 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Precision Metal Working” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in precision metal working. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality precision metal working programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Precision Metal Working” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Precision Metal Working”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Precision Metal Working that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 68 ’s precision metal working degrees in 2020-2021.
LATI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 2,217 students enrolled at Lake Area Technical Institute, 136 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. To help with additional expenses, 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Precision Metal Working list. Western Dakota Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 30 ’s precision metal working degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our south dakota vets studying precision metal working list, Western Dakota Tech has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,324 students enrolled at Western Dakota Technical Institute, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,360. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 Western Dakota Tech]](/colleges/western-dakota-technical-institute/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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