2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine

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In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 182 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,922 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 22 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree education students list, SMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,647 for maine associate degree education students per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Read full report on General Education at SMCC

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school situated in Auburn, Maine. It awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $7,029 for Maine Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

Read full report on General Education at Central Maine Community College

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine list. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York County Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $8,359 for maine associate degree education students per year to attend York County Community College.

Read full report on General Education at York County Community College

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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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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