by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,292 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 175 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. That schools that top this list have a program in elementary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 33 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Clermont College is a public institution located in Batavia, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at UC Clermont College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 27 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Vincennes University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kellogg Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Kellogg Community College is a small public school situated in Battle Creek, Michigan. It awarded 7 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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.
Washtenaw Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Washtenaw Community College is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Washtenaw Community College
Alpena Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Alpena Community College
Gogebic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Gogebic Community College is a public institution located in Ironwood, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Sinclair Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 54 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Sinclair Community College
Wayne County Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Michigan College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dowagiac, Michigan, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Ferris State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Schoolcraft College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Gods Bible School and College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Gods Bible School and College Elementary Education Report
Oakton Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakton Community College is a public institution located in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Oakton Community College
With a ranking of #13, Macomb Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a public institution located in Warren, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Michigan College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Benton Harbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Lake Michigan College
Allegheny Wesleyan College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Salem, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Allegheny Wesleyan College
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