2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Athletic Training
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 4,467 people earned their degree in athletic training, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.
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” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in athletic training. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality athletic training programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the athletic training program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree athletic trainer students.
Top 21 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Athletic Training
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
Tyler Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for associate degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s athletic trainer degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Paul College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,613 for associate degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Saint Paul College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate. SRJC is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SRJC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SRJC is $5,782 for associate degree athletic trainer students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 2 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast is $8,749 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grayson College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. Grayson College is a small public school situated in Denison, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Grayson College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grayson College is $7,877 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Foothill College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate ranking. Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
Foothill College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Foothill College is $3,859 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Casper College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate ranking. Casper, 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.
Casper College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Casper College is $7,090 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Dodge City Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Dodge City, Kansas, and it awarded 7 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
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.
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East Mississippi Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 30 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at EMCC, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,039 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend EMCC.
With a ranking of #10, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,088 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend College of the Canyons.
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With a ranking of #11, College of the Sequoias did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
College of the Sequoias also took the #10 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Sequoias is $1,116 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students.
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Santa Fe Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s athletic trainer degrees to qualified students.
SFCC also made our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $7,020 for associate degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Santa Fe Community College.
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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northampton Community College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,053 for associate degree athletic trainer students per year to attend Northampton Community College.
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University of Akron Wayne College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. Located in Orrville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
University of Akron Wayne College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,593 for associate degree athletic trainer students per year to attend University of Akron Wayne College.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for associate degree athletic trainer students.
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With a ranking of #16, Riverside City College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. Riverside City College is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 3 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students list, Riverside City College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,620 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students per year to attend Riverside City College.
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Northwest College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students list, Northwest Community College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Community College is $5,902 for associate degree athletic trainer students.
With a ranking of #18, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school situated in Palm Desert, California. It awarded 1 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree athletic trainer students list, College of the Desert has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Desert is $9,654 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students.
Allan Hancock College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. Allan Hancock College is a public institution located in Santa Maria, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Allan Hancock College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Allan Hancock College is $3,810 for Associate Degree Athletic Trainer students.
With a ranking of #20, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s athletic trainer students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Butler CC, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Butler CC is $13,895 for associate degree athletic trainer students.
With a ranking of #21, Bryan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Athletic Trainer Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 19 associates’s athletic trainer degrees in 2019-2020.
Bryan University also made our “Best Athletic Training Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for Bryan University is $17,472 for associate degree athletic trainer students.
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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%.
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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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