2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education

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 “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education

#1

Cochise County Community College District

Sierra Vista, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,228 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate list. Cochise College is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

Cochise College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cochise County Community College District is $6,228 for associate degree adult and continuing ed students.

Full Cochise College Adult & Continuing Education Report

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Rio Salado College is $9,320 for associate degree adult and continuing ed students.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Rio Salado College

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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