by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,792 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,132 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher 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 southwest region associate degree teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 335 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at San Jacinto Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 177 diplomas to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar State College - Orange. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Orange, Texas, and it awarded 24 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Lamar State College - Orange
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 97 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 37 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, Angelina College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelina College is located in Lufkin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Midland College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Midland, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 30 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at McLennan Community College
With a ranking of #12, Ranger College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Ranger College is located in Ranger, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 93 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Houston Community College
Northeast Texas Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mount Pleasant, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Vernon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Vernon, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 76 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central New Mexico Community College Teacher Education Report
Blinn College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Odessa College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Palo Alto College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar State College - Port Arthur came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Teacher Education Report
Coastal Bend College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. CBC is located in Beeville, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
El Centro College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College District ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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