by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,078 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major” ranking, we looked at 166 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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The general education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connors State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. This small school is located in Warner, Oklahoma, and it awarded 134 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Connors State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palau Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Palau Community College is a public institution located in Koror, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 166 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Chief Dull Knife College landed the #3 spot on the list. Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution located in Lame Deer, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Chief Dull Knife College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Little Big Horn College is located in Crow Agency, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at Little Big Horn College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Montana Western is a public institution located in Dillon, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Micronesia-FSM came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. College of Micronesia-FSM is a small school located in Pohnpei, that handed out 24 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #7. Sewell, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 121 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Brookdale Community College
Potomac State College of West Virginia University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a small school located in Keyser, West Virginia that handed out 20 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Potomac State College of West Virginia University General Education Report
Butler County Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Butler County Community College is a small public school situated in Butler, Pennsylvania. It awarded 27 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Allegany College of Maryland came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. This small school is located in Cumberland, Maryland, and it awarded 35 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Highland Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at Highland Community College
White Mountains Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #13. Berlin, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Education at White Mountains Community College
University of the District of Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #14. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of the District of Columbia General Education Report
Middlesex County College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Itasca Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Itasca Community College is a small public school situated in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 9 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Salem Community College
Trinity Valley Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. TVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 54 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Guam Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Located in Mangilao, , this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Guam Community College
With a ranking of #20, Klamath Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Klamath Community College is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at Klamath Community College
Motlow State Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Motlow State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Tullahoma, Tennessee that handed out 42 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 110 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
New Mexico State University - Grants did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #23. New Mexico State University - Grants is a small public school situated in Grants, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Columbia State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Columbia, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia State Community College General Education Report
York County Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. York County Community College is a small public school situated in Wells, Maine. It awarded 7 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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