2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Great Lakes Region

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Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 459 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 36 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Great Lakes Region

1

Alpena Community College
Alpena, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Alpena Community College is located in Alpena, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Alpena Community College

2

Owens Community College
Perrysburg, Ohio

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Owens Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perrysburg, Ohio. It awarded 25 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Lorain County Community College
Elyria, Ohio

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lorain County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lorain County Community College is a public institution located in Elyria, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Teacher Education at Lorain County Community College

4

Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Parkland College landed the #4 spot on the list. Parkland College is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Parkland College Teacher Education Report

5

Macomb Community College
Warren, Michigan

Top 15% overall quality in Great Lakes

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Macomb Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. 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.

Read more about Teacher Education at Macomb Community College

5

Southern State Community College
Hillsboro, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern State Community College is located in Hillsboro, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Full Southern State Community College Teacher Education Report

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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