by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 3,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 106 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 14 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Highland Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region. Highland Community College is a public institution located in Highland, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itasca Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Itasca Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inver Hills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Inver Hills Community College is a small school located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota that handed out 13 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emmaus Bible College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region. Emmaus Bible College is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Barton County Community College is located in Great Bend, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 16 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Century College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - CCPS is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bolivar, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Normandale Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Little Priest Tribal College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Little Priest Tribal College is a small school located in Winnebago, Nebraska that handed out 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Butler Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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