2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Plains States Region
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 Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 15,192 people earned their degree in communications technologies and support, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,122 and had an average of $26,383 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 759 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,685 and $18,696 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 377 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications technologies and support 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 communications technologies and support program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Plains States Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Central College is a small public school situated in North Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 15 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
South Central College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend South Central College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Western Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Council Bluffs, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa Western Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa Western Community College is $11,477 for plains states region associate degree communications technologies & support students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 7 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,201 for plains states region associate degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.
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Hennepin Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Hennepin Technical College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kansas City, Kansas. It awarded 15 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
Kansas City Kansas Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College is $15,582 for plains states region associate degree communications technologies & support students.
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Hawkeye Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.
Hawkeye Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hawkeye Community College is $11,495 for plains states region associate degree communications technologies & support students.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $12,376 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
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Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
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Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.
OTC also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $7,908 for plains states region associate degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend OTC.
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Institute of Production and Recording landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Institute of Production and Recording is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Institute of Production and Recording also took the #12 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,514 for plains states region associate degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Institute of Production and Recording.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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%.
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- *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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