2024 Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Child Care Provider/Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for child care provider/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 associate degrees in child care provider/assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to child care provider/assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of child care provider/assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child care provider/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for child care provider/assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The child care provider/assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Child Care Provider/Assistant in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in child care provider/assistant.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in Child Care Provider/Assistant

1

North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat North Shore Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in child care provider/assistant. North Shore Community College is a small public college located in the suburb of Danvers.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from North Shore Community College

2

Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Massasoit Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in child care provider/assistant. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from Massasoit Community College

Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	156	4

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Child Care Provider/Assistant Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Child Care Provider/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Child Care Provider/Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Care & Support Services Management	32
Adult Development & Aging	8
Developmental Services Worker	6
Child Development	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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