2023 Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$14,289
Avg Student Debt
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Science Tech for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Science Technologies/Technicians is the 180th most popular major in the country with 2,451 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other science technologies/technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,953 and had an average of $20,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 810 other science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,235 and $15,776 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 693 other science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other science technologies/technicians programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other science technologies/technicians 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 Southeast Region for Other Science Tech for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying other science tech.
Top 1 Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Science Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, BridgeValley Community & Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in South Charleston, West Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s other science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
BridgeValley Community & Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 1,662 students enrolled at BridgeValley Community & Technical College, 86 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,187. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 BridgeValley Community & Technical College]](/colleges/bridgevalley-community-and-technical-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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