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2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$5,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,008 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,665 and had an average of $25,440 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,738 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,867 and $24,636 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 72 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurial studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entrepreneurial studies 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 entrepreneurial studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the #1 spot on the list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Miami Dade College is $4,471 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full MDC Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#2

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 8 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $2,165 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Pitt Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Seminole State College of Florida is a public institution located in Sanford, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seminole State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State College of Florida is $7,006 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Seminole State College of Florida Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#4

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Forsyth Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Forsyth Tech is $2,540 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Forsyth Technical Community College Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

A-B Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,559 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend A-B Tech.

Full A-B Tech Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#6

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Palm Beach State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lake Worth, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Palm Beach State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Palm Beach State College is $1,594 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Palm Beach State College Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#7

Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Catawba Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k list, CVCC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Catawba Valley Community College is $6,353 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Catawba Valley Community College Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#8 in overall quality

Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee is a private for-profit institution located in Chamblee, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee is $14,013 for southeast region associate degree entrepreneurship students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee

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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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