2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Maine

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 31,017 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maine, there were 137 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 80 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in early childhood education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality early childhood education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree child development students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $10,647 for maine associate degree child development students per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at SMCC

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Maine list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $7,029 for Maine Associate Degree Child development students per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

Full Central Maine Technical College Early Childhood Education Report

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. York County Community College is a small school located in Wells, Maine that handed out 2 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $8,359 for maine associate degree child development students per year to attend York County Community College.

Full York County Community College Early Childhood 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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