2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing 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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The adult and continuing ed 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 “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (With Aid)

#1

Cochise County Community College District

Sierra Vista, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,228 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

Cochise College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,228 for Associate Degree Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid per year to attend Cochise College.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Cochise College

#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$9,320 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree adult and continuing ed students with aid list, Rio Salado College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,320 for Associate Degree Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.

Full Rio Salado College Adult & Continuing Education Report

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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