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2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
472 Degrees Awarded
$7,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Community Organization & Advocacy is the 172nd most popular major in the country with 3,114 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, community organization and advocacy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,697 and had an average of $25,006 in loans still to pay off.

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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in community organization and advocacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community organization and advocacy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $0-$30k)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 173 degrees to qualified associates’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

BMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at BMCC

#2

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Washtenaw Community College is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Washtenaw Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $266 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Washtenaw Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k 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.

SUNY Empire also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $9,934 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Empire.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at SUNY Empire

#4

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Genesee Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Batavia, New York, and it awarded 29 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k list, GCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GCC is $3,361 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Genesee Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #5 spot on the list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,133 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UAF.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#6

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

Clackamas Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized school located in Oregon City, Oregon that handed out 2 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Clackamas Community College also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $5,714 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clackamas Community College.

Full Clackamas Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

Des Moines Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s community organization degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,776 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DMACC.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at DMACC

#8

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York

Sullivan County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Sullivan County Community College is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k list, SUNY Sullivan has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Sullivan is $7,377 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Sullivan County Community College

#9

Lane Community College

Eugene, Oregon

Lane Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lane Community College is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Lane Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,475 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lane Community College.

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

#9 in overall quality

Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $11,411 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#11

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
#10 in overall quality

Black Hills State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Black Hills State University is $14,142 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at BHSU

#12

Metropolitan College of New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Metropolitan College of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 23 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

MCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan College of New York is $15,372 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full MCNY 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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