2023 Best Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biology Tech” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician is the 288th most popular major in the country with 732 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biology and biotech lab technician graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,631 and had an average of $11,309 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 79 biology and biotech lab technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biology and biotech lab technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biology and biotech lab technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 the Southwest Region for Biology Tech” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biology Tech
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying biology tech.
Top 1 Best Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biology Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #1 spot on the list. DMC is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s biology tech degrees to qualified students.
DMC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 10,678 students enrolled at DMC, 628 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 339 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,882. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DMC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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