by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Colorado, there were 4,041 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,300 and $23,754 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,095 and $24,621 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado associate degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Northwestern Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in Rangely, Colorado, and it awarded 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinidad State Junior College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado. Located in Trinidad, Colorado, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Aurora. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado. Located in Aurora, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Pueblo Community College is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Pikes Peak Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Front Range Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. FRCC is a fairly large public school situated in Westminster, Colorado. It awarded 11 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Northeastern Junior College is located in Sterling, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Aims Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Aims Community College is a medium-sized school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Nazarene Bible College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Nazarene Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Otero Junior College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in La Junta, Colorado, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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