Best for Vets: Colleges 2013
4-year colleges | online and nontraditional colleges | methodology | main story |
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Rank | School | Headquarters or main campus | Type | Fall 2011 enrollment | Military-affiliated students, 2011-2012 | At or below TA cap | Yellow Ribbon participation | Relaxed residency | Accepts ACE credits | Veterans Upward Bound | Veterans office | Veterans staff | Academic support | Accreditation | Graduation rate | Default rate | |
1 | Mountwest Community & Technical College | Huntington, W.Va. | Public | 3,111 | 754 | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | NCACS | 8% | 25% | |||||||
2 | Central Community College | Grand Island, Neb. | Public | 7,521 | 352 | 4 stars | 3.5 stars | NCACS | 33% | 16% | |||||||
3 | Glendale Community College | Glendale, Ariz. | Public | 21,376 | 1,388 | 3 stars | 4 stars | NCACS | 28% | 20% | |||||||
4 | Burlington County College | Pemberton, N.J. | Public | 10,278 | 1,448 | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | MSCHE | 23% | 15% | |||||||
5 | Tidewater Community College | Norfolk, Va. | Public | *32,101 | 7,513 | 4 stars | 2 stars | SACS | 13% | 17% | |||||||
6 | Shoreline Community College | Shoreline, Wash. | Public | 6,115 | 349 | 3 stars | 2 stars | NCCU | 37% | 11% | |||||||
7 | Erie Community College | Buffalo, N.Y. | Public | 14,176 | 568 | 3.5 stars | 3 stars | MSCHE | 19% | 22% | |||||||
8 | Pasadena City College | Pasadena, Calif. | Public | 26,057 | 823 | 2 stars | 4 stars | WASC-SCU | 35% | 11% | |||||||
9 | Monroe Community College | Rochester, N.Y. | Public | 17,699 | 755 | 3 stars | 2 stars | MSCHE | 25% | 16% | |||||||
10 | Irvine Valley College | Irvine, Calif. | Public | 13,254 | 412 | 3 stars | 3 stars | WASC | 38% | 19% | |||||||
11 | Montgomery College | Rockville, Md. | Public | 26,996 | 900 | 3 stars | 1.5 stars | MSCHE | 15% | 11% | |||||||
12 | Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City, Utah | Public | 33,420 | 1,315 | 4 stars | 1 star | NCCU | 24% | 11% | |||||||
13 | Western Nebraska Community College | Scottsbluff, Neb. | Public | 2,240 | 118 | 3 stars | 1.5 stars | NCACS | 27% | 23% | |||||||
14 | Georgia Military College | Milledgeville, Ga. | Public | 7,456 | 82 | 2.5 stars | 2 stars | SACS | 23% | 24% | |||||||
15 | Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale, Va. | Public | 50,044 | 3,188 | 2 stars | 1 star | SACS | 18% | 12% | |||||||
16 | Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke, Va. | Public | 8,557 | 729 | 1.5 stars | 2 stars | SACS | 20% | 19% | |||||||
17 | North Lake College | Irving, Texas | Public | 11,865 | 566 | 4 stars | 1.5 stars | SACS | 9% | 17% | |||||||
18 | Collin College | McKinney, Texas | Public | 27,593 | 1,443 | 2 stars | 3 stars | SACS | 10% | 19% | |||||||
18 | Solano Community College | Fairfield, Calif. | Public | 11,029 | 784 | 3.5 stars | 0.5 star | WASC | 31% | 25% | |||||||
20 | Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood, Colo. | Public | 9,544 | 26 | 1 star | 2 stars | NCACS | 23% | 19% | |||||||
21 | Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey, Calif. | Public | 8,968 | 1,121 | 3 stars | 0.5 star | WASC | 25% | 21% | |||||||
22 | Cuyamaca College | El Cajon, Calif. | Public | 8,436 | 641 | 2.5 stars | 2.5 stars | WASC | 24% | 32% | |||||||
23 | Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold, Md. | Public | 17,957 | 988 | 3 stars | 1.5 stars | MSCHE | 12% | 16% | |||||||
*Enrollment as reported by school, not federal government |
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**Combined rate of American Military University and American Public University |