2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate” 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 Maine, there were 153 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general education programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree general education students.

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Maine

1

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

#16 overall quality in Maine

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 18 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at SMCC

2

Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor, Maine

#18 overall quality in Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate. Eastern Maine Community College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 9 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Eastern Maine Community College

3

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, Maine

#17 overall quality in Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate list. Central Maine Community College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Central Maine Community College

4

York County Community College
Wells, Maine

#13 overall quality in Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 7 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at York County Community College

5

Washington County Community College
Calais, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Maine for an Associate. This small school is located in Calais, Maine, and it awarded 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.

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.

Read full report on General Education at Washington County Community College

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region
• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Education

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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