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2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
351 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 476 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 351 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The kindergarten/preschool education and teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Gateway Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 167 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Gateway Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Gateway Community College is $3,340 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

Sinclair Community College also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Salem landed the #3 spot on the list. Kent State University at Salem is a small school located in Salem, Ohio that handed out 24 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State University at Salem, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kent State University at Salem is $8,050 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Blue Ash College is a public institution located in Blue Ash, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is $13,430 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

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#5

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Tuscarawas landed the #5 spot on the list. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a small school located in New Philadelphia, Ohio that handed out 22 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State University at Tuscarawas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $8,340 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students with aid per year to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas.

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#1 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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