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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,429 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 165 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 31 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 50 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Haskell is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Dodge City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 8 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Dodge City Community College
United Tribes Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bismarck, North Dakota 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.
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.
Read full report on Elementary Education at United Tribes Technical College
Normandale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Normandale Community College is a public institution located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College Elementary Education Report
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a public institution located in Cloquet, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Elementary Education Report
Iowa Central Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Iowa Central Community College
With a ranking of #11, Ellsworth Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Ellsworth is a small school located in Iowa Falls, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ellsworth Community College Elementary Education Report
Indian Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Creston, Iowa, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Marshalltown Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Marshalltown, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Marshalltown Community College Elementary Education Report
St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Calmar, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Northeast Iowa Community College
Hawkeye Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Hawkeye Community College
North Iowa Area Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Iowa Area Community College is located in Mason City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full North Iowa Area Community College Elementary Education Report
Des Moines Area Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 2 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Independence Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Independence Community College is a public institution located in Independence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Independence Community College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus
With a ranking of #21, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
With a ranking of #21, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota West is a small school located in Granite Falls, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota West Community and Technical College Elementary Education Report
Highland Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Highland Community College is a small public school situated in Highland, Kansas. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Highland Community College
With a ranking of #21, Southeastern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school situated in West Burlington, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Southeastern Community College
Inver Hills Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ridgewater College is a small public school situated in Willmar, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. NHSC is located in New Town, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Sinte Gleska University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Sinte Gleska University
Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
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