by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Teaching Students with Disabilities Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 24,497 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major” ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. That schools that top this list have a program in general special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The teaching students with disabilities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree teaching students with disabilities students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. LCCC is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at UC Clermont College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taft College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major. Taft College is a small school located in Taft, California that handed out 3 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College General Special Education Report
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Frank Phillips College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Borger, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. College of Southern Nevada is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Nevada General Special Education Report
Community College of Rhode Island ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This fairly large school is located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and it awarded 7 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Snow College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Snow College is a medium-sized school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 4 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 1 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Northern Vermont University
Henry Ford College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 2 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Henry Ford College
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Sewell, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #13. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Diablo Valley College
With a ranking of #14, Long Beach City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 1 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Long Beach City College
Joliet Junior College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Joliet Junior College
San Juan College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College General Special Education Report
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Sinte Gleska University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Located in Mission, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Full Sinte Gleska University General Special Education Report
Oakton Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Des Plaines, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Oakton Community College General Special Education Report
With a ranking of #15, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #15, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Coon Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Gogebic Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Located in Ironwood, Michigan, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Full Gogebic Community College General Special Education Report
Vincennes University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #15. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 15 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Vincennes University
Foothill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #15. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ridgewater College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. This small school is located in Willmar, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Inver Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Inver Hills Community College is a small public school situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
College of Southern Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Twin Falls, Idaho, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at College of Southern Idaho
Catholic University of America ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kankakee Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This small school is located in Kankakee, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Kankakee Community College
Imperial Valley College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. IVC is a medium-sized school located in Imperial, California that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Imperial Valley College General Special Education Report
St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College General Special Education Report
Century College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Century College
College of Lake County landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at College of Lake County
Coahoma Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Coahoma Community College is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Special Education at Coahoma Community College
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