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2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
333 Degrees Awarded
$5,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,453 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 333 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 child care provider/assistant program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child Care Provider/Assistant in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $4,828 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend LCC.

Full LCC Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#2

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, Delta College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delta College is $3,629 for great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#3

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2019-2020.

Harper College also made our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,532 for great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students per year to attend Harper College.

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#4

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #4 spot on the list. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

SWIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $7,098 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend Southwestern Illinois College.

Full SWIC Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#5

Mott Community College

Flint, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mott Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Mott Community College is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $7,481 for great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5 in overall quality

Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

Lewis and Clark Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lewis and Clark Community College is $5,464 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

Full Lewis and Clark Community College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#7

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Washtenaw Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 11 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, Washtenaw Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Malcolm X College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $3,689 for great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students per year to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College.

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#8 in overall quality

Lakeland Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Lakeland Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kirtland, Ohio. It awarded 10 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, Lakeland has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lakeland Community College is $7,565 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

Full Lakeland Community College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#10

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

Kaskaskia College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Centralia, Illinois, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2019-2020.

Kaskaskia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $6,574 for great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students per year to attend Kaskaskia College.

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#11

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

Lake Land College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Land College is a public institution located in Mattoon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Land College also made our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Lake Land College is $4,468 for great lakes region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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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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