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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Meeting and Event Planning (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 188 meeting and event planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 meeting and event planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in meeting and event planning. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality meeting and event planning programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the meeting and event planning program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Meeting and Event Planning (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s meeting and event planning degrees to qualified students.

Sinclair Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $5,495 for great lakes region associate degree meeting and event planning students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Madison Area Technical College

Madison, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Madison Area Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 associates’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2019-2020.

Madison College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Madison Area Technical College is $10,694 for great lakes region associate degree meeting and event planning students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 associates’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Milwaukee Area Technical College is $11,235 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Meeting and Event Planning students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fox Valley Technical College is a fairly large school located in Appleton, Wisconsin that handed out 8 associates’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FVTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FVTC is $12,739 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Meeting and Event Planning students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s meeting and event planning students in 2019-2020.

NWTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is $11,654 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Meeting and Event Planning students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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