2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

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 in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,114 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 243rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 192 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the community organization and advocacy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree community organization students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy in the Plains States Region

#1

Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$10,076 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

DMACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DMACC is $10,076 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Community Organization students.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Des Moines Area Community College

#2

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$12,376 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,376 for plains states region associate degree community organization students.

Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#3

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$16,641 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BHSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Black Hills State University is $16,641 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Community Organization students.

Full BHSU Community Organization & Advocacy Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy

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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