by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,037 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 481 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered 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 in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree general education students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Potomac State College of West Virginia University landed the #1 spot on the list. WVU Potomac State College 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
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Motlow State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and it awarded 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%.
Read more about General Education at Motlow State Community College
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 110 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Columbia State Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region. Roane State Community College is a small public school situated in Harriman, Tennessee. It awarded 28 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cumberland University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 12 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Campbell University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Walters State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morristown, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Davis & Elkins College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. D&E is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elkins, West Virginia. It awarded 3 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Volunteer State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. VSCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Gallatin, Tennessee. It awarded 24 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Volunteer State Community College
With a ranking of #11, Northeast State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Northeast State Technical Community College is a public institution located in Blountville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast State Community College General Education Report
Andrew College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Cuthbert, Georgia, and it awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees 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.
With a ranking of #13, Jackson State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Jackson State Community College is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Pellissippi State Community College is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pellissippi State Community College General Education Report
Chattanooga State Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Chattanooga State Community College
Dyersburg State Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DSCC is located in Dyersburg, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Education at Dyersburg State Community College
With a ranking of #17, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College General Education Report
Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. PVCC is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Full Piedmont Virginia Community College General Education Report
River Parishes Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Gonzales, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full River Parishes Community College General Education Report
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It awarded 3 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #22, Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Tennessee Community College General Education Report
With a ranking of #23, Delgado Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Delgado Community College
Bossier Parish Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bossier City, Louisiana. It awarded 3 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Bossier Parish Community College
With a ranking of #25, Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Hialeah, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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