2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Woodworking for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Woodworking for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 431 people earned their degree in woodworking, making the major the 330th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, woodworking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,324 and had an average of $18,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 62 woodworking graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,714 and $26,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 woodworking graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great woodworking 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 woodworking program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Woodworking for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree vets studying woodworking.
Top 1 Best Woodworking 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 Woodworking for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 3 associates’s woodworking degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Maine Community College also made our “Best Woodworking Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 2,042 students enrolled at Eastern Maine Community College, 102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,746. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Maine Community College]](/colleges/eastern-maine-community-college/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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