2022 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
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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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 190 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult and continuing education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Cochise County Community College District is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid list, Cochise College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,228 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid per year to attend Cochise College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rio Salado College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,320 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 49 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
NWOSU also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern Oklahoma State University is $9,791 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid.
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Victoria also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Victoria is $8,967 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid.
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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid list, Texas A&M Texarkana has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana is $10,218 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 66 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #11, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
OC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,347 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students with aid per year to attend OC.
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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%.
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- *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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