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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Telecommunications Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

2 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$5,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 646 people earned their degree in telecommunications technology/technician, making the major the 720th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 48 telecommunications technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 telecommunications technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in telecommunications technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality telecommunications technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the telecommunications technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Telecommunications Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s telcom tech degrees to qualified students.

Ivy Tech Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Telecommunications Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,397 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Telcom Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

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#2

Lincoln Trail College

Robinson, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Telcom Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Trail College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln Trail College is a public institution located in Robinson, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree telcom tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lincoln Trail College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Telecommunications Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lincoln Trail College is $4,986 for great lakes region associate degree telcom tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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