by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,130 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 267 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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 Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Zane State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Michigan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and it awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central State College landed the #4 spot on the list. North Central State College is located in Mansfield, Ohio 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 North Central State College
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 206 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Lincoln, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Montcalm Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Sidney, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
James A Rhodes State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rhodes State College is a small public school situated in Lima, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Education at Rhodes State College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan 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 Kalamazoo Valley Community College
With a ranking of #8, Schoolcraft College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Edison State Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Edison State Community College is a small public school situated in Piqua, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Edison State Community College General Education Report
Northwestern Michigan College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Traverse City, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Northwestern Michigan College
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