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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$7,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,051 people earned their degree in horticulture, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,043 and had an average of $18,172 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 987 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $10,750 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 283 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticulture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the horticulture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $5,016 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students with aid.

Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Horticulture Report

#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartanburg Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 20 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Spartanburg Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Spartanburg Community College is $2,804 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students with aid.

Read more about Horticulture at Spartanburg Community College

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticulture at NC State

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. ABAC Tifton is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students with aid.

Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Horticulture Report

#5

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Wayne Community College is a small school located in Goldsboro, North Carolina that handed out 6 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree horticulture students with aid list, Wayne Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne Community College is $2,315 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students with aid.

Full Wayne Community College Horticulture Report

#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 11 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GTC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,110 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students with aid per year to attend Gwinnett Technical College.

Full Gwinnett Technical College Horticulture Report

#7

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina

Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Jamestown, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Guilford Technical Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Guilford Technical Community College is $8,584 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students with aid.

Full Guilford Technical Community College Horticulture 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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