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

10 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in child care provider/assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent child care provider/assistant programs, but they also 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 Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child Care Provider/Assistant in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 17 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend Saint Louis Community College.

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#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dakota County Technical College is located in Rosemount, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.

DCTC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dakota County Technical College is $11,063 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, MCC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,066 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City.

Full MCC Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,076 for plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students per year to attend Des Moines Area Community College.

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#5

Northwest Technical College

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. 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 estimated yearly cost for Northwest Technical College is $11,783 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#6 in overall quality

Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 9 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.

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

#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Kirkwood 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 Plains States Region 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students list, Kirkwood Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#8

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ozarks Technical Community College is $7,908 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

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#9

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Hawkeye Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 13 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawkeye Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hawkeye Community College is $11,495 for plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.

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#10 in overall quality

Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 3 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, the school also landed 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 Colleges is $10,650 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care Provider/Assistant students.

Full Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Child Care Provider/Assistant Report

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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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