2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Maine (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 102,079 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,168 and had an average of $25,432 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 575 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,864 and $29,493 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 80 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education grade specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific 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 teacher education grade specific program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The grade specific ed 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 Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree grade specific ed students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Maine (With Aid)

#1

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

$26,625 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s grade specific ed students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $7,029 for maine associate degree grade specific ed students with aid per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

Full Central Maine Technical College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

$23,456 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students with aid per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Full Southern Maine Community College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

$23,649 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for Maine Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students with aid.

Full York County Community College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (With Aid)

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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