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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the Southeast Region

53 Ranked Colleges
3,668 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 36,493 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 12,782 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,668 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a degree in individualized studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent individualized studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the individualized studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,876 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Wake Technical Community College

#2

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 465 associates’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

FTCC also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $5,366 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Full Fayetteville Technical Community College Individualized Studies Report

#3

Randolph Community College

Asheboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randolph Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Randolph Community College is a small public school situated in Asheboro, North Carolina. It awarded 34 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Randolph Community College also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Randolph Community College is $6,124 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Studies students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Randolph Community College

#4

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Guilford Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large school located in Jamestown, North Carolina that handed out 39 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Guilford Technical Community College also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $8,584 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Full Guilford Technical Community College Individualized Studies Report

#5

Cleveland Community College

Shelby, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Cleveland Community College is a public institution located in Shelby, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland Community College also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Cleveland Community College is $4,682 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Cleveland Community College

#6

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
#18 in overall quality

Delgado Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s individualized studies degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

Delgado Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Delgado Community College is $10,017 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Full Delgado Community College Individualized Studies Report

#7

East Central Community College

Decatur, Mississippi
#24 in overall quality

East Central Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Decatur, Mississippi, and it awarded 320 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

East Central Community College also took the #24 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Central Community College is $4,999 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Full East Central Community College Individualized Studies Report

#8

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Pitt Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 77 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,478 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend Pitt Community College.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Pitt Community College

#8

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Johnston Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Johnston Community College is a small public school situated in Smithfield, North Carolina. It awarded 52 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnston Community College also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Johnston Community College is $6,078 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Johnston Community College Individualized Studies Report

#10

Durham Technical Community College

Durham, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Durham Technical Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 24 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Durham Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,159 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend Durham Technical Community College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Durham Technical Community College

#11

South Louisiana Community College

Lafayette, Louisiana
#14 in overall quality

South Louisiana Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s individualized studies degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

South Louisiana Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,155 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students per year to attend South Louisiana Community College.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at South Louisiana Community College

#12

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Cape Fear Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s individualized studies degrees to 237 students in 2019-2020.

CFCC also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Cape Fear Community College is $8,205 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Full Cape Fear Community College Individualized Studies Report

#13

Lenoir Community College

Kinston, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Lenoir Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Lenoir Community College is a public institution located in Kinston, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lenoir Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lenoir Community College is $5,212 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Lenoir Community College

#14

Craven Community College

New Bern, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Craven Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Craven Community College is a small public school situated in New Bern, North Carolina. It awarded 313 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree individualized studies students list, Craven Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Craven Community College is $10,715 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Craven Community College

#15

Vance-Granville Community College

Henderson, North Carolina
#25 in overall quality

Vance-Granville Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school situated in Henderson, North Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree individualized studies students list, Vance-Granville Community College has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vance-Granville Community College is $2,223 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Vance-Granville Community College

#16

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Forsyth Technical Community College is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Forsyth Tech also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Forsyth Technical Community College is $4,097 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Studies students.

Full Forsyth Technical Community College Individualized Studies Report

#17

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 231 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ICC is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Studies students.

Full Itawamba Community College Individualized Studies Report

#18

Gaston College

Dallas, North Carolina
#17 in overall quality

Gaston College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 associates’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

Gaston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gaston College is $8,486 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Gaston College

#19

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Salisbury, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s individualized studies degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree individualized studies students list, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is $3,036 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

#20

Meridian Community College

Meridian, Mississippi

Meridian Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. MCC is a small school located in Meridian, Mississippi that handed out 238 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $5,940 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at MCC

#21

South Piedmont Community College

Polkton, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

South Piedmont Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. South Piedmont Community College is a small school located in Polkton, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Piedmont Community College, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Piedmont Community College is $6,278 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students.

Full South Piedmont Community College Individualized Studies Report

#22

Southwestern Community College

Sylva, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

Southwestern Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Sylva, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Community College also took the #23 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,354 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students per year to attend Southwestern Community College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Southwestern Community College

#23

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

Robeson Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Robeson Community College is a small school located in Lumberton, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree individualized studies students list, Robeson Community College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,538 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend Robeson Community College.

Full Robeson Community College Individualized Studies Report

#24

James Sprunt Community College

Kenansville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #24, James Sprunt Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Kenansville, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified associates’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $3,847 for southeast region associate degree individualized studies students per year to attend James Sprunt Community College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at JSCC

#25

Alamance Community College

Graham, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Alamance Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Graham, North Carolina, and it awarded 37 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ACC also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $15,869 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend ACC.

Full ACC Individualized Studies Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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