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2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$6,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,209 people earned their degree in child development, making the major the 238th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,061 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 367 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in child development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child development program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child development in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 54 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree child development students with aid list, Tulsa Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for southwest region associate degree child development students with aid.

Full Tulsa Community College Child Development Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Child development students with aid per year to attend Tarrant County College District.

Read full report on Child Development at Tarrant County College District

#3

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma City Community College is a fairly large school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 10 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OCCC is $6,842 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Child development students with aid.

Read more about Child Development at Oklahoma City Community College

#4

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #4 spot on the list. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DMC is $5,738 for southwest region associate degree child development students with aid.

Full Del Mar College Child Development Report

#5

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Oklahoma College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Northern Oklahoma College is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Northern Oklahoma College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Oklahoma College is $7,474 for southwest region associate degree child development students with aid.

Read full report on Child Development at Northern Oklahoma College

#6

Redlands Community College

El Reno, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Redlands Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in El Reno, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Redlands Community College also made our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $5,538 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Child development students with aid per year to attend Redlands Community College.

Read full report on Child Development at Redlands Community College

#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 18 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Child development students with aid.

Read more about Child Development at San Antonio College

#8

Laredo College

Laredo, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Laredo College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Laredo College is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Laredo College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Laredo College is $4,222 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Child development students with aid.

Read full report on Child Development at Laredo College

#9 in overall quality

Southwest Texas Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Uvalde, Texas, and it awarded 15 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree child development students with aid list, Southwest Texas Junior College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Texas Junior College is $6,717 for southwest region associate degree child development students with aid.

Full Southwest Texas Junior College Child Development Report

#10

Seminole State College

Seminole, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

Seminole State College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Seminole, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Seminole State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Child development Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,331 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Child development students with aid per year to attend Seminole State College.

Read more about Child Development at Seminole State 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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