by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 783 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 103 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chief Dull Knife College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Little Big Horn College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Western is a small public school situated in Dillon, Montana. It awarded 38 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Montana - Western General Education Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laramie County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. LCCC is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Laramie County Community College General Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Miles Community College is a small public school situated in Miles City, Montana. It awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Snow College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a medium-sized school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 11 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Weber State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Montana State University - Billings
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