2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid
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Athletic Training is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,467 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 140 athletic training graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in athletic training. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality athletic training 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 athletic training program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.
Top 22 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Athletic Training (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Foothill College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Los Altos Hills, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Foothill College also made our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Foothill College is $3,859 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students with aid list, SRJC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,782 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid per year to attend SRJC.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Sequoias. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Visalia, California, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
College of the Sequoias did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Sequoias is $1,116 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the #4 spot on the list. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 1 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Casper College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Casper College is $7,090 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grayson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students with aid list, Grayson College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grayson College is $7,877 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
College of the Canyons did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. College of the Canyons is a large school located in Santa Clarita, California that handed out 3 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
College of the Canyons also took the #7 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of the Canyons is $4,088 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
Tyler Junior College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tyler Junior College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,277 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid per year to attend Tyler Junior College.
Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 2 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Saint Paul College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,613 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid per year to attend Saint Paul College.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Northampton Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northampton Community College is $9,053 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
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Dodge City Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Dodge City Community College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dodge City Community College is $4,506 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
Riverside City College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Riverside City College is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 3 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students with aid list, Riverside City College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Riverside City College is $4,620 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students with aid list, EMCC has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,039 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid per year to attend East Mississippi Community College.
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Santa Fe Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. SFCC is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 3 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFCC, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Fe Community College is $7,020 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
Allan Hancock College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Allan Hancock College is a fairly large school located in Santa Maria, California that handed out 2 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Allan Hancock College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Allan Hancock College is $3,810 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
University of Akron Wayne College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Orrville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students with aid list, University of Akron Wayne College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,593 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid per year to attend University of Akron Wayne College.
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Northwest College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Northwest Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Community College is $5,902 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 8 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students with aid list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
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With a ranking of #19, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students with aid list, College of the Desert has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,654 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid per year to attend College of the Desert.
Butler Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
Butler CC also made our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend Butler Community College is $13,895 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
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Bryan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Bryan University is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 19 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Bryan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bryan University is $17,472 for associate degree athletic trainer students with aid.
With a ranking of #22, WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
WellSpring - Kansas City did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City is $21,155 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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- 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%.
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- *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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