2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$42,500
Avg Cost*
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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,895 people earned their degree in aviation/airway management and operations, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 209 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in aviation/airway management and operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aviation/airway management and operations programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the aviation/airway management and operations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying aviation/airway management and operations.
Top 2 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. CCBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 associates’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCBC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, CCBC supports 17,573 students, and 52 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 26 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,886. 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.
Full Community College of Baltimore County Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate list. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flushing, New York. It awarded 13 associates’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 1,442 students enrolled at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, 175 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 140 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,393. In addition to receiving other benefits, 67 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology]](/colleges/vaughn-college-of-aeronautics-and-technology/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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