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 Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,014 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 secondary 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 Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. That schools that top this list have a program in secondary 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 plains states region associate degree secondary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students 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 #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary 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 secondary teaching degrees to 7 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%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Northeast Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Iowa Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school situated in Mason City, Iowa. It awarded 3 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Iowa Area Community College Secondary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Iowa Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Calmar, Iowa, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Iowa Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Secondary Education at Iowa Central Community College
With a ranking of #7, Ellsworth Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Falls, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in West Burlington, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Southeastern Community College
With a ranking of #7, Independence Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Independence, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Independence Community College
Indian Hills Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Indian Hills Community College is located in Ottumwa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community College District is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Iowa Community College District Secondary Education Report
Marshalltown Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school situated in Marshalltown, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Marshalltown Community College Secondary Education Report
Dodge City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Dodge City Community College
Highland Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Highland Community College
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