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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
332 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,130 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 332 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary 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 elementary 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. FTCC is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

FTCC also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College is $4,126 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Fayetteville Technical Community College Elementary Education Report

#2

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Itawamba Community College is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 51 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, ICC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Itawamba Community College is $4,401 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Itawamba Community College

#3

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Copiah-Lincoln Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,707 for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Elementary Education Report

#4

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 47 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,884 for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Holmes Community College.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Holmes Community College

#5

James Sprunt Community College

Kenansville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Sprunt Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kenansville, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

JSCC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for James Sprunt Community College is $3,062 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Elementary Education at James Sprunt Community College

#6

Edgecombe Community College

Tarboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Edgecombe Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Edgecombe Community College is a public institution located in Tarboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Edgecombe Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $4,435 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Edgecombe Community College.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Edgecombe Community College

#9 in overall quality

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 51 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $7,303 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#8

Wilson Community College

Wilson, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Wilson Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Wilson, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, WCC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,249 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend WCC.

Read full report on Elementary Education at WCC

#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Brenau University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Brenau University is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brenau, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brenau University is $23,264 for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Brenau Elementary 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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