2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,779 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Located in Dover, Delaware, this fairly large public school awarded 106 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Delaware Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,824 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree elementary teaching students list, Holmes Community College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $4,321 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Northeast is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 33 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northeast Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate. Itawamba Community College is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree elementary teaching students list, ICC has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 43 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small school located in Wesson, Mississippi that handed out 37 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $3,714 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Massachusetts Bay Community College is a public institution located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MassBay Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,376 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College.
Read more about Elementary Education at MassBay Community College
With a ranking of #8, San Juan College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
SJC also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $6,115 for associate degree elementary teaching students per year to attend SJC.
Northern Oklahoma College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Northern Oklahoma College is a public institution located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Northern Oklahoma College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $7,474 for associate degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Northern Oklahoma College.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northern Oklahoma College
Glendale Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 29 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,597 for associate degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Glendale Community College.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Glendale Community College
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
FTCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College is $5,366 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
With a ranking of #12, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Normandale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Normandale Community College is $12,620 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Normandale Community College
Cochise County Community College District landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it awarded 26 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Cochise College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cochise College is $6,228 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Community College of Philadelphia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Community College of Philadelphia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Philadelphia is $7,165 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Community College of Philadelphia
Bristol Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Bristol Community College is a public institution located in Fall River, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bristol is $7,194 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Arizona Western College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $10,165 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
With a ranking of #17, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 27 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Henry Ford College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $3,182 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Henry Ford College.
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Bedford, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
Middlesex Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middlesex Community College is $5,619 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Middlesex Community College
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinsigamond Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
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Montgomery County Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Montco is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Montco did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Montgomery County Community College is $9,251 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Montgomery County Community College
Northern Essex Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Northern Essex Community College is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
NECC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,364 for associate degree elementary teaching students per year to attend NECC.
Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
STCC also took the #15 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for STCC is $8,943 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
With a ranking of #23, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
James Sprunt Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Kenansville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for James Sprunt Community College is $3,847 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Rio Salado College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Rio Salado College is $9,320 for associate degree elementary teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Rio Salado College
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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%.
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- *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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