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2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
181 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agricultural Production Operations is the 550th most popular major in the country with 900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 272 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 181 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural production operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural production operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural production operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mitchell Tech is a public institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Tech is $10,566 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Iowa Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. NICC is located in Calmar, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees to qualified students.

NICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NICC is $9,153 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Iowa Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. North Iowa Area Community College is a small school located in Mason City, Iowa that handed out 13 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

North Iowa Area Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $7,397 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Iowa Area Community College.

Read more about Agricultural Production Operations at North Iowa Area Community College

#4

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $8,831 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

Read full report on Agricultural Production Operations at Kirkwood Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is located in Curtis, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees to qualified students.

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture also made our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is $11,110 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Agricultural Production Operations at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

#6

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Garden City Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Garden City Community College is a small school located in Garden City, Kansas that handed out 1 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $30-$48k list, Garden City Community College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Garden City Community College is $4,610 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

South Central College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Central College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,309 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South Central College.

Full South Central College Agricultural Production Operations Report

#8

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school situated in Estherville, Iowa. It awarded 5 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa Lakes Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $6,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Iowa Lakes Community College.

Read more about Agricultural Production Operations at Iowa Lakes Community College

#9

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Dordt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 6 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,177 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Dordt University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Dordt Agricultural Production Operations 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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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