by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 32,920 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,486 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 914 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 72 colleges that offered a degree in early childhood education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in early childhood education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Augustine College landed the #1 spot on the list. St. Augustine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Augustine College Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Mills Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Brimley, Michigan, and it awarded 20 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athena Career Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Athena Career Academy is a small school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 13 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Baraga, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 40 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Rasmussen University - Illinois
With a ranking of #7, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Cincinnati State
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fennimore, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Southwest Tech
Gogebic Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Ironwood, Michigan, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full Gogebic Community College Early Childhood Education Report
Blackhawk Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Janesville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 15 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a private for-profit institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin
Muskegon Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Muskegon, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full Muskegon Community College Early Childhood Education Report
University of Rio Grande landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Rio Grande is a small school located in Rio Grande, Ohio that handed out 8 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Rio Grande Early Childhood Education Report
Belmont College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Belmont College is a small public school situated in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. It awarded 6 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Belmont College
Montcalm Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Montcalm Community College is a small public school situated in Sidney, Michigan. It awarded 6 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Montcalm Community College Early Childhood Education Report
Mid Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Mid Michigan College is a small school located in Harrison, Michigan that handed out 7 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Mid Michigan College
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is a public institution located in Hayward, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Early Childhood Education Report
Hocking College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hocking College is a public institution located in Nelsonville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hocking Technical College Early Childhood Education Report
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a small public school situated in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. It awarded 23 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Early Childhood Education Report
Southwestern Michigan College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Dowagiac, Michigan, and it awarded 4 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NWTC is a fairly large school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 35 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Early Childhood Education Report
With a ranking of #24, Central Ohio Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Ohio Technical College is a small public school situated in Newark, Ohio. It awarded 8 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Ohio Technical College Early Childhood Education Report
Henry Ford College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 17 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Henry Ford College
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