2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Texas, there were 993 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,978 and $29,232 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 81 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and 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 Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Texas

#1

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$4,594 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 35 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for texas associate degree education students.

Read more about General Education at El Paso Community College

#2

Trinity Valley Community College

Athens, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$6,850 Average Net Price

$19,455 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. Trinity Valley Community College is located in Athens, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

TVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Trinity Valley Community College is $6,850 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.

Full TVCC General Education Report

#3

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$24,982 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $24,982 for texas associate degree education students per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University.

Read more about General Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#4

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$23,196 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. LETU is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

LETU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $23,196 for Texas Associate Degree Education students per year to attend LETU.

Full LeTourneau University General Education Report

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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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