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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 129,869 general studies students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,155 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7,425 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 73 colleges that offered a degree in general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 581 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Suffolk County Community College is a public institution located in Selden, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,405 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Suffolk County Community College General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pennsylvania Highlands is a small public school situated in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 127 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia-Greene Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia-Greene Community College is a public institution located in Hudson, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 71 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia-Greene Community College General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boricua College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 62 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #6, Fulton-Montgomery Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fulton-Montgomery Community College is a public institution located in Johnstown, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 93 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ocean County College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 484 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Pillar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
SUNY Ulster came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Ulster is a small public school situated in Stone Ridge, New York. It awarded 101 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Tompkins Cortland Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Tompkins Cortland Community College is located in Dryden, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Monroe Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 410 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at Monroe Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, and it awarded 135 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Genesee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Batavia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
Cecil College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cecil College is a public institution located in North East, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Erie Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 344 diplomas to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at Erie Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 181 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Reading Area Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Reading Area Community College is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 83 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Herkimer County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Herkimer, New York, and it awarded 64 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Herkimer County Community College General Studies Report
Baltimore City Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore City Community College is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 98 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Studies at Baltimore City Community College
SUNY Broome ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Broome is located in Binghamton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 162 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Dutchess Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Dutchess Community College is a medium-sized school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 153 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jefferson Community College is located in Watertown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #23, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 363 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Allegheny County General Studies Report
Jamestown Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Jamestown, New York, and it awarded 78 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 268 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Studies at Harrisburg Area Community College
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