by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 41,223 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,796 and $22,931 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,507 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 117 colleges that offered a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in 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 Education Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Leeward Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pearl City, Hawaii, this medium-sized public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Evergreen Valley College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 53 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region. Humphreys University is a small school located in Stockton, California that handed out 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 117 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Klamath Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Klamath Falls, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 117 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #5 spot on the list. College of Southern Nevada is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 159 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Spokane Falls Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Spokane Falls Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Great Basin College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Great Basin College is a small public school situated in Elko, Nevada. It awarded 26 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, San Bernardino Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Bernardino, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Bates Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bates Technical College is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 21 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Indian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Northwest Indian College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Columbia Gorge Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in The Dalles, Oregon, and it awarded 4 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Chemeketa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Oregon. It awarded 43 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Ilisagvik College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Ilisagvik College is a public institution located in Barrow, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Jacinto College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Jacinto, California, this fairly large public school handed out 79 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Pasadena City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 171 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Riverside City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Fullerton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fullerton College is a fairly large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 105 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lower Columbia College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Longview, Washington, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Blue Mountain Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Blue Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Pendleton, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Woodland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Woodland Community College is located in Woodland, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
College of the Sequoias came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Visalia, California, this fairly large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Norco College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Norco College is a medium-sized school located in Norco, California that handed out 41 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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