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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 22 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Maine Community College is $10,647 for new england region associate degree general education students.

Read more about General Education at SMCC

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn, Maine 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.

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.

Read full report on General Education at Central Maine Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students.

Read full report on General Education at York County Community College

#4

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bunker Hill Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

BHCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $7,867 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students per year to attend Bunker Hill Community College.

Read more about General Education at Bunker Hill Community College

#5

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. NHTI is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 10 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NHTI is $19,717 for new england region associate degree general education students.

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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