by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,248 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,627 and $23,641 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 11 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Klamath Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Klamath Community College is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region. Touro University Worldwide is located in Los Alamitos, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Education at Touro University Worldwide
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 23 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 4 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuesta College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region. Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in La Grande, Oregon, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Eastern Oregon University
With a ranking of #6, Evergreen Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Mendocino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mendocino College is a small public school situated in Ukiah, California. It awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. Hood Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mt. Hood Community College is a medium-sized school located in Gresham, Oregon that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Heritage University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Toppenish, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Heritage University
With a ranking of #6, College of the Sequoias did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Visalia, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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