2021 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in agriculture & agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture & agriculture operations programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the agriculture & agriculture operations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
Check out the agriculture & agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional agriculture & agriculture operations students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,455 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oregon State University. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oregon State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. About 10,920 of the students at Oregon State are attending part time.
University of California - Davis comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis. UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.9% of UC Davis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Fresno. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population. Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Fresno State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 17,956 students take at least one class online at Fresno State. 4,540 of Fresno State students are attending part time.
Washington State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,985 part time students in attendance at Wazzu.
Our rankings recognize California State Polytechnic University - Pomona as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population. Cal Poly Pomona also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. About 5,151 of the students at Cal Poly Pomona are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Chico as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Chico State is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chico. Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 10,804 students take at least one class online at Chico State. 2,083 students are part time.
University of Hawaii at Hilo comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public school with a small student population. UH Hilo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at UH Hilo is lower than is typical, just 3.3% of students default in three years. 1,515 of UH Hilo students are exclusively distance learners. 974 of UH Hilo students are attending part time.
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 the rest 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).
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