These are the top-finishing schools that self-identified as career and technical colleges.
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Editor's note: This chart is occasionally updated, as schools amend and correct the information provided.
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| Rank | School | Headquarters | Type | Overall | Military | Vet center | Principles of Excellence | 8 Keys | DoD MOU | GI Bill gap coverage | Charged at or below TA cap | Staff support | Extracurriculars | Accreditation | Student-faculty ratio | Money per student on instruction | Overall | Military | Overall | Military | Default rate | VA caution flag | ||||
| 1 | Savannah Technical College | Savannah, Ga. | Public | 3,939 | 531 | Center, Office |  |
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SACS [R] | 14:1 | $3,552 | 54% (45%) | 78% (65%) | 33% | 82% | 19% | |||||
| 2 | ECPI University | Virginia Beach, Va. | For-profit | 12,068 | 3,467 | Center, Office | |
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SACS [R] | 20:1 | $7,431 | 48% (no data) | 87% (52%) | 42% | 61% | 11% | ||||||
| 3 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville, N.C. | Public | 11,380 | 3,601 | Center, Office, Virtual | |
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SACS [R] | 19:1 | $5,097 | 49% (32%) | no data | 12% (21%) | no data | 23% | |||||
| 4 | Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Public | 7,479 | 264 | Center, Office, Virtual | |
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SACS [R] | 18:1 | $5,630 | 58% (52%) | 59% (44%) | 21% | 26% | 12% | |||||
| 5 | St. Cloud Technical & Community College | St. Cloud, Minn. | Public | 4,412 | 263 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 24:1 | $5,966 | 53% (48%) | no data | 37% (25%) | no data | 14% |  Heightened Cash Monitoring (Audit Late/Missing) |
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| 6 | Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo, Iowa | Public | 5,532 | 184 | Center, Office, Virtual | |
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HLC [R] | 15:1 | $9,153 | 69% (47%) | no data | 24% | no data | 16% | |||||
| 7 | Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount, Minn. | Public | 2,566 | 154 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 19:1 | $7,321 | 58% (43%) | 54% (20%) | 32% (16%) | 39% | 12% | Heightened Cash Monitoring (Audit Late/Missing) |
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| 8 | Moraine Park Technical College | Fond Du Lac, Wis. | Public | 9,082 | 208 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 15:1 | $9,941 | 75% (64%) | no data | 46% | no data | 13% | |||||
| 9 | Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe, N.M. | Public | 4,739 | 137 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 14:1 | $7,886 | 57% (35%) | 64% (18%) | 16% (13%) | 7% | 21% | ||||||
| 10 | Columbus State Community College | Columbus, Ohio | Public | 27,109 | 1,020 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 20:1 | $4,209 | 59% (42%) | 48% (47%) | 15% (21%) | 12% | 18% | |||||
| 11 | West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg, W.Va. | Public | 3,181 [1] | 163 [1] | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 15:1 | $6,850 | no data | 81% (79%) | 39% (6%) | no data | 24% | |||||
| 12 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology | Okmulgee, Okla. | Public | 2,426 | 167 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 15:1 | $7,059 | no data | 57% (40%) | 30% (17%) | 48% | 14% | |||||
| 13 | SUNY Canton | Canton, N.Y. | Public | 3,241 | 82 | Center, Office | |
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MSCHE [R] | 17:1 | $8,923 | 83% (100%) | 75% (50%) | 30% (31%) | 55% | 10% | |||||
| 14 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta, Ga. | Public | 3,940 | 190 | Center, Office | |
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SACS [R] | 13:1 | $4,649 | 48% (40%) | no data | 24% | no data | 29% | |||||
| 15 | Baker College | Flint, Mich. | Private | 21,210 | 795 [3] | Center, Office, Virtual | |
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HLC [R] | 19:1 | $4,245 | 50% (33%) | no data | 13% (1%) | no data | 17% | |||||
| 16 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, Wis. | Public | 5,896 | 220 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 18:1 | $14,403 | 69% (53%) | 68% (73%) | 34% (5%) | 36% | 18% | |||||
| 17 | Clark College | Vancouver, Wash. | Public | 9,988 | 348 | Center, Office | |
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NCCU [R] | 14:1 | $4,880 | no data | no data | 25% (15%) | no data | 20% | ||||||
| 18 | Thomas Nelson Community College | Hampton, Va. | Public | 8,897 | 991 | Center, Office | |
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SACS [R] | 22:1 | $4,115 | 57% (40%) | 55% (39%) | 17% (19%) | 12% | 17% | |||||
| 19 | Midlands Technical College | Columbia, S.C. | Public | 10,749 | 676 | Center, Office | |
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SACS [R] | 20:1 | $5,478 | 47% (39%) | 44% (46%) | 9% (34%) | 12% | 12% | ||||||
| 20 | Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Mt. Gay, W.Va. | Public | 1,669 | 69 [3] | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 13:1 | $5,278 | 50% (38%) | 66% (no data) | 12% (8%) | 75% | no data | |||||
| 21 | New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Public | 17,282 | 211 | Center | |
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MSCHE [R] | 17:1 | $9,637 | 76% (78%) | no data | 16% (40%) | no data | 18% | |||||||
| 22 | Mountwest Community & Technical College | Huntington, W.Va. | Public | 2,081 | 71 | Center, Office | |
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HLC [R] | 19:1 | $5,289 | 43% (25%) | no data | 16% (6%) | no data | 25% | |||||
| 23 | Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins, Ga. | Public | 7,750 | 393 | Center, Office | |
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SACS [R] | 15:1 | $4,546 | 51% (48%) | no data | 21% | no data | 25% | |||||
| 24 | Aiken Technical College | Graniteville, S.C. | Public | 2,461 | 93 | Center, Office | |
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SACS [R] | 14:1 | $5,344 | 58% (36%) | 70% (40%) | 9% (22%) | 10% | 15% | ||||||
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