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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$10,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 113 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree general education students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 22 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $10,647 for new england region associate degree general education students with aid per year to attend SMCC.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Maine Community College is a small school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 10 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Technical College is $7,029 for new england region associate degree general education students with aid.

Read full report on General Education at Central Maine Community College

#3

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

BHCC also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $7,867 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students with aid per year to attend Bunker Hill Community College.

Read full report on General Education at Bunker Hill Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. York County Community College is a small school located in Wells, Maine that handed out 5 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree general education students with aid list, York County Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,359 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students with aid per year to attend York County Community College.

Full York County Community College General Education Report

#5

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree general education students with aid list, NHTI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College is $19,717 for new england region associate degree general education students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Education at NHTI

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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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