2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate in Arizona

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 in Arizona” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arizona, there were 19 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. 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 in Arizona”.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate in Arizona

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

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

#1

Cochise County Community College District

Sierra Vista, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,228 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for an Associate in Arizona. Cochise County Community College District is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 5 associates’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Cochise College also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $6,228 for Arizona Associate Degree Adult and Continuing Ed students per year to attend Cochise County Community College District.

Full Cochise County Community College District Adult & Continuing Education Report

#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$9,320 Average Net Price

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 for an Associate in Arizona list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rio Salado College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,320 for Arizona Associate Degree Adult and Continuing Ed students.

Full Rio Salado College Adult & Continuing Education Report

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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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