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 in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,248 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 11 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Klamath Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Klamath Community College is a small public school situated in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It awarded 22 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Klamath Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Alamitos, California. It awarded 11 associates’s general education 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.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the #3 spot on the list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 23 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Portland Community College
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuesta College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Heritage University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Toppenish, Washington, and it awarded 8 associates’s general education degrees 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Mt. Hood Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Education at Mt. Hood Community College
Eastern Oregon University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in La Grande, Oregon, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Mendocino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Ukiah, California, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
College of the Sequoias came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school situated in Visalia, California. It awarded 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at College of the Sequoias
Evergreen Valley College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Jose, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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