by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,293 people earned their degree in East Asian languages, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across California, there were 584 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,950 and $12,836 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 147 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in East Asian languages. That schools that top this list have a program in East Asian languages in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Diablo Valley College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Mesa College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California list. San Diego Mesa College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about East Asian Languages at San Diego Mesa College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pasadena City College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California. Pasadena City College is located in Pasadena, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Camino College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California. Located in Torrance, California, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles City College landed the #5 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s East Asian degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Los Angeles City College
With a ranking of #6, Foothill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California list. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 8 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Foothill College
Crafton Hills College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking. CHC is a public institution located in Yucaipa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Pierce College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking. Woodland Hills, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s East Asian degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Irvine Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California list. Irvine Valley College is located in Irvine, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Irvine Valley College
Long Beach City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking. 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.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Long Beach City College
Saddleback College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking. Located in Mission Viejo, California, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Saddleback College
Chaffey College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Chaffey College is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
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 ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California list. Cerritos College is a public institution located in Norwalk, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California list. El Cajon, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s East Asian degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Palomar College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking. Palomar College is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 3 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking, coming in at #16. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees 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%.
San Joaquin Delta College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about East Asian Languages at San Joaquin Delta College
MiraCosta College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking. MiraCosta College is a public institution located in Oceanside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
City College of San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. San Francisco, 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.
Full City College of San Francisco East Asian Languages Report
Bakersfield College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in California list. Located in Bakersfield, California, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
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