2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Entrepreneurship is the 151st most popular major in the country with 8,343 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,841 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurship. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entrepreneurship programs and 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 entrepreneurship program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The entrepreneurial studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in the Southeast Region

#1

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$4,097 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Forsyth Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Forsyth Tech also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Forsyth Technical Community College is $4,097 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurial studies students.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Forsyth Technical Community College

#2

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$3,478 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 7 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree entrepreneurial studies students list, Pitt Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt Community College is $3,478 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurial studies students.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Pitt Community College

#3

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Asheville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$7,318 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

A-B Tech also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is $7,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurial Studies students.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at A-B Tech

#4

Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$7,007 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catawba Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

CVCC also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $7,007 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurial Studies students per year to attend Catawba Valley Community College.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Catawba Valley Community College

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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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