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2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$7,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Child Care Provider/Assistant is the 130th most popular major in the country with 20,376 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 430 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 124 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child care provider/assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great child care provider/assistant programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the child care provider/assistant program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child Care Provider/Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students whose families make $0-$30k list, Saint Louis Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $5,930 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Louis Community College.

Read more about Child Care Provider/Assistant at Saint Louis Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 11 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is $6,298 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 18 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,776 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DMACC.

Full DMACC Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#4

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. DCTC is a small school located in Rosemount, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC also made our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for DCTC is $8,042 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full DCTC Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

Western Iowa Tech Community College also made our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $5,665 for plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#6

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

OTC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ozarks Technical Community College is $6,090 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ozarks Technical Community College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Kirkwood Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 4 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $8,067 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Northwest Technical College

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Northwest Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Technical College is $10,114 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Hawkeye Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 13 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawkeye Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,084 for plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hawkeye Community College.

Full Hawkeye Community College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#10 in overall quality

Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 3 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges also took the #10 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Iowa Community College District is $8,406 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Child Care Provider/Assistant at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

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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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