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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Game and Interactive Media Design for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,692 people earned their degree in game and interactive media design, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 691 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 126 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Game and Interactive Media Design for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in game and interactive media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great game and interactive media design 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 game and interactive media design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The game and interactive media design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Game and Interactive Media Design for an Associate”.
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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Game and Interactive Media Design for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Game and Interactive Media Design for an Associate. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Piedmont Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 619 of the 16,668 students enrolled at Central Piedmont Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 301 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,195. On top of their other funding sources, 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 Central Piedmont Community College]](/colleges/central-piedmont-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Game and Interactive Media Design for an Associate list. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 46 associates’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.According to our most recent data, Wake Technical Community College supports 21,760 students, and 1,066 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 564 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,224. During this same period, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Wake Technical Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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