by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 East Asian Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
East Asian Languages is the 188th most popular major in the country with 2,293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,485 and had an average of $22,162 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 170 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major” ranking looked at 34 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in East Asian languages. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their East Asian languages program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree east asian students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Diablo Valley College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Diablo Valley College is a public institution located in Pleasant Hill, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Diablo Valley College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at San Diego Mesa College
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pasadena City College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 35 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Pasadena City College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Torrance, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s East Asian degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles City College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major. Los Angeles City College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Los Angeles City College
Foothill College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Crafton Hills College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Weber State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s East Asian degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Los Angeles Pierce College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Pierce College is a fairly large public school situated in Woodland Hills, California. It awarded 6 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Los Angeles Pierce College
Irvine Valley College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Irvine Valley College is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 7 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Irvine Valley College
Snow College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 6 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Saddleback College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Located in Mission Viejo, California, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Saddleback College
Chaffey College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 5 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cerritos College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school situated in Norwalk, California. It awarded 4 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Grossmont College is a fairly large public school situated in El Cajon, California. It awarded 3 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #17. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District East Asian Languages Report
With a ranking of #18, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Scottsdale Community College
Palomar College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #20. Glendale, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s East Asian degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Glendale Community College
San Joaquin Delta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #21. Delta is a public institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Glendale Community College
MiraCosta College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Oceanside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s East Asian degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, City College of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City College of San Francisco East Asian Languages Report
Bakersfield College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. Located in Bakersfield, California, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Bakersfield College
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