by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Archives Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library & Archives Assisting is the 324th most popular major in the country with 467 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, library and archives assisting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $20,636 and had an average of $16,000 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 152 library and archives assisting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and archives assisting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library and archives assisting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree archives students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Spokane Falls Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. Belmont College is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #3 spot on the list. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 4 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Maine at Augusta Library & Archives Assisting Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s archives students in 2020-2021.
Full Pueblo Community College Library & Archives Assisting Report
Western Dakota Technical Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s archives students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Western Dakota Tech
With a ranking of #7, Central Carolina Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. This small school is located in Sanford, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Central Carolina Community College
College of DuPage did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking, coming in at #8. College of DuPage is a public institution located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at College of DuPage
Sacramento City College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Sacramento City College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
Cuesta College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Cuesta College is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Cuesta College
Fresno City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking, coming in at #11. Fresno City College is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Fresno City College
Diablo Valley College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Diablo Valley
City College of San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking, coming in at #13. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at City College of San Francisco
Long Beach City College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Long Beach City College is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 8 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Long Beach City College Library & Archives Assisting Report
With a ranking of #15, Oakland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. Oakland Community College is a public institution located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oakland Community College Library & Archives Assisting Report
Rose State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kaskaskia College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. Kaskaskia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Palomar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking, coming in at #18. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Palomar College
Tarrant County College District came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s archives students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Tarrant County College
Illinois Central College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in East Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Ivy Tech Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Wilbur Wright College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Wilbur Wright College
Pasadena City College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Pasadena City College
Santa Ana College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. Santa Ana College is located in Santa Ana, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Library & Archives Assisting Report
College of the Canyons ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Canyons Library & Archives Assisting Report
Imperial Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking, coming in at #25. IVC is located in Imperial, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Grayslake, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s archives students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at College of Lake County
Clark State Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Clark State Community College is located in Springfield, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees to qualified 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.
Full Clark State Community College Library & Archives Assisting Report
Northeast Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major ranking. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Northeast
With a ranking of #25, Palo Alto College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Palo Alto College
San Bernardino Valley College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archives Major list. San Bernardino Valley College is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
Full San Bernardino Valley College Library & Archives Assisting Report
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