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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region

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355 Degrees Awarded
$23,205 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region

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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 Plains States region, there were 767 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,825 and $19,195 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 355 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communications technologies and support program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Production and Recording. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Institute of Production and Recording is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 43 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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South Central College
North Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. South Central College is located in North Mankato, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. OTC is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 50 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Flint Hills Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Southeastern Community College
West Burlington, Iowa

Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Southeastern Community College is located in West Burlington, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

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Labette Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Labette Community College is a small school located in Parsons, Kansas that handed out 4 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Southeast Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Technical College is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 23 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #9, Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Kansas, and it awarded 15 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, Haskell Indian Nations University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.

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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska

Northeast Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa

Iowa Western Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #13, Missouri State University - West Plains did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State University - West Plains is a small school located in West Plains, Missouri that handed out 3 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

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Mineral Area College
Park Hills, Missouri

Mineral Area College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Park Hills, Missouri, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.

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Iowa Central Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 11 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NWKTC is a public institution located in Goodland, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #18, Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. 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 16 students in 2020-2021.

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Hennepin Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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Marshalltown Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school situated in Marshalltown, Iowa. It awarded 3 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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Mesabi Range College
Virginia, Minnesota

Mesabi Range College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Virginia, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, Kansas

Johnson County Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking. JCCC is a public institution located in Overland Park, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northeast Iowa Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Calmar, Iowa, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.

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Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kansas

Hutchinson Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region list. Hutchinson Community College is a public institution located in Hutchinson, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 13 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

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