2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Meeting and Event Planning (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 977 people earned their degree in meeting and event planning, making the major the 507th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 28 meeting and event planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 13 meeting and event planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in meeting and event planning. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent meeting and event planning programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the meeting and event planning program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Meeting and Event Planning (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Northampton County Area Community College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$8,080 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s meeting and event planning degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northampton Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $8,080 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Meeting and Event Planning students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northampton County Area Community College.

Read more about Meeting and Event Planning at Northampton Community College

#2

Bucks County Community College

Newtown, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$6,296 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bucks County Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $6,296 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Meeting and Event Planning students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bucks County Community College.

Read more about Meeting and Event Planning at Bucks County Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Meeting and Event Planning (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Meeting and Event Planning (Income $30-$48k)

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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