by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 20,843 people earned their degree in child care provider/assistant, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 389 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 118 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child care provider/assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their child care provider/assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree child care provider/assistant students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Region State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Lake Region State College is a small school located in Devils Lake, North Dakota that handed out 8 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayville State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mayville, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Lakes Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Lakes Community College is located in Estherville, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Indian Hills Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 7 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Kirkwood Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 15 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.
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Iowa Western Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Council Bluffs, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Louis Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Louis Community College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report
Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Evangel University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 0 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Sioux Falls came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Northwest Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
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