by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Communications Technologies & Support is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 14,826 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,611 and had an average of $24,581 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,551 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,013 and $24,164 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 454 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 48 colleges that offered a degree in communications technologies and support. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communications technologies and support.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. SAE Institute - Chicago is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SAE Institute - Chicago Communications Technologies & Support Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Lancaster is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 8 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at OHIO Lancaster
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a public institution located in Blue Ash, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Zanesville Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a small school located in Zanesville, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Communications Technologies & Support Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 25 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cincinnati State Communications Technologies & Support Report
With a ranking of #6, Bowling Green State University - Firelands did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU-Firelands is a small public school situated in Huron, Ohio. It awarded 6 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications Technologies & Support at BGSU-Firelands
Wabash Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Mount Carmel, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at Wabash Valley College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kalamazoo Valley Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications Technologies & Support at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
With a ranking of #10, College of DuPage did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. COD is a public institution located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications Technologies & Support at College of DuPage
Columbus State Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbus State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 63 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbus State Communications Technologies & Support Report
With a ranking of #12, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Ironton, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Southern Communications Technologies & Support Report
Vincennes University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 21 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at Vincennes University
Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Schoolcraft College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Schoolcraft College is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Full Schoolcraft College Communications Technologies & Support Report
Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Traverse City, Michigan, and it awarded 5 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications Technologies & Support at Northwestern Michigan College
Ferris State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 20 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Joliet Junior College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
Full Joliet Junior College Communications Technologies & Support Report
With a ranking of #19, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 18 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at Cuyahoga Community College District
Lansing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
Full Lansing Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report
Parkland College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Parkland College is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Grand Rapids Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at Grand Rapids Community College
Northcentral Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Wausau, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
Full North Central Technical College Communications Technologies & Support Report
With a ranking of #25, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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