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2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural production operations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mitchell Technical College is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 40 associates’s agricultural production ops 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 estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Tech is $13,476 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Agricultural Production Operations at Mitchell Technical College

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Calmar, Iowa, and it awarded 2 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

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 estimated yearly cost for Northeast Iowa Community College is $11,309 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $48-$75k list, Kirkwood Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $11,535 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Iowa Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school situated in Mason City, Iowa. It awarded 13 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

North Iowa Area Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $8,707 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend North Iowa Area Community College.

Full North Iowa Area Community College Agricultural Production Operations Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture landed the #5 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is $13,754 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Agricultural Production Operations Report

#6

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, South Central College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. South Central College is a small school located in North Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 6 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

South Central College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,666 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Agricultural Production Operations at South Central College

#7

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Garden City Community 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 $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Garden City, Kansas, and it awarded 1 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

Garden City Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Garden City Community College is $6,041 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Estherville, Iowa, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural production ops students in 2019-2020.

Iowa Lakes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa Lakes Community College is $10,118 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production Ops students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Iowa Lakes Community College Agricultural Production Operations Report

#9

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Dordt University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dordt University is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 6 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 $48-$75k list, Dordt has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,821 for plains states region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Dordt.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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