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

21 Ranked Colleges
723 Degrees Awarded
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Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 5,579 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 723 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 21 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 21 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child Care Provider/Assistant in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 38 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Delgado 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 Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Delgado Community College is $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#3

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 16 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,961 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#4

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 92 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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#5

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hinds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raymond, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2019-2020.

Hinds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $3,757 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#8 in overall quality

Louisiana Delta Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. LDCC is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, LDCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LDCC is $9,484 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#8

East Central Community College

Decatur, Mississippi
#12 in overall quality

East Central Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Decatur, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

East Central Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,999 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students per year to attend East Central Community College.

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#9

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Itawamba Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. ICC is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 17 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#10

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Tidewater Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 40 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tidewater Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,408 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

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#15 in overall quality

Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

NWCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NWCC is $6,009 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#12

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Nicholls State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2019-2020.

Nicholls State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#13

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia
#9 in overall quality

John Tyler Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, John Tyler Community College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,810 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend John Tyler Community College.

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#14

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#17 in overall quality

Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 10 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $3,714 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#15

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, Louisiana
#16 in overall quality

Nunez Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Nunez Community College is a small school located in Chalmette, Louisiana that handed out 8 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Nunez Community College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nunez Community College is $10,146 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#16

Danville Community College

Danville, Virginia
#13 in overall quality

Danville Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Danville Community College is located in Danville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

Danville Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Danville Community College is $7,913 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

Full Danville Community College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Paducah, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College is $5,467 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#18

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Pearl River Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Poplarville, Mississippi. It awarded 10 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, Pearl River Community College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pearl River Community College is $6,114 for southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#19 in overall quality

Ashland Community and Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Ashland, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

ACTC also took the #19 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,442 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend ACTC.

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#20

Somerset Community College

Somerset, Kentucky
#20 in overall quality

Somerset Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Somerset, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SCC is $4,509 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#21

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, Kentucky
#21 in overall quality

Madisonville Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Madisonville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, Madisonville Community College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,129 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend Madisonville Community College.

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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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