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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy

12 Ranked Colleges
472 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Community Organization Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Community Organization & Advocacy is the 243rd most popular major in the country with 3,114 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 472 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in community organization and advocacy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent community organization and advocacy 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 community organization and advocacy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 173 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $5,158 for associate degree community organization students.

Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Empire is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree community organization students list, SUNY Empire has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,142 for Associate Degree Community Organization students per year to attend SUNY Empire State College.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at SUNY Empire State College

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Des Moines Area Community College is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 40 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMACC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DMACC is $10,076 for Associate Degree Community Organization students.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Des Moines Area Community College

#4

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 33 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,441 for associate degree community organization students per year to attend Washtenaw Community College.

Full Washtenaw Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#5

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Genesee Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate. This small school is located in Batavia, New York, and it awarded 29 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend GCC is $6,304 for Associate Degree Community Organization students.

Full GCC Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#3 in overall quality

Metropolitan College of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate ranking. MCNY is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 23 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

MCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend MCNY is $15,310 for associate degree community organization students.

Full Metropolitan College of New York Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,376 for associate degree community organization students.

Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#8

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

Clackamas Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oregon City, Oregon. It awarded 2 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Clackamas Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clackamas Community College is $5,740 for associate degree community organization students.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Clackamas Community College

#9

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
#10 in overall quality

Black Hills State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate ranking. BHSU is a small public school situated in Spearfish, South Dakota. It awarded 1 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree community organization students list, BHSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BHSU is $16,641 for Associate Degree Community Organization students.

Full Black Hills State University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#10

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 6 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks is $10,333 for Associate Degree Community Organization students.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at UAF

#11

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York
#11 in overall quality

Sullivan County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate list. Located in Loch Sheldrake, New York, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree community organization students list, SUNY Sullivan has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Sullivan is $8,613 for associate degree community organization students.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at SUNY Sullivan

#12

Lane Community College

Eugene, Oregon
#12 in overall quality

Lane Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 12 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lane Community College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,553 for associate degree community organization students per year to attend Lane Community College.

Full Lane Community College Community Organization & Advocacy 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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