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2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

12 Ranked Colleges
472 Degrees Awarded
$8,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

This year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $30-$48k)

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. BMCC is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 173 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

BMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $5,871 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at BMCC

#2

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 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 $1,562 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Washtenaw Community College.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Washtenaw Community College

#3

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Genesee Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. GCC is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 29 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Genesee Community College is $5,398 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full GCC Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Empire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Empire is $13,501 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SUNY Empire Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $7,341 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UAF.

Read full report on 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 $30-$48k ranking. Clackamas Community College is a public institution located in Oregon City, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clackamas Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clackamas Community College is $5,716 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

With a ranking of #7, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. DMACC is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 40 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $8,543 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Des Moines Area Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#8

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York

With a ranking of #8, Sullivan County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sullivan County Community College is a small school located in Loch Sheldrake, New York that handed out 3 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Sullivan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Sullivan is $8,261 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Sullivan County Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#9

Lane Community College

Eugene, Oregon

With a ranking of #9, Lane Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lane Community College is a medium-sized school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 12 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Lane Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lane Community College is $9,368 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Lane Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,045 for Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#11

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Black Hills State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k list, BHSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,206 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend BHSU.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at BHSU

#12

Metropolitan College of New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Metropolitan College of New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. MCNY is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 23 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCNY, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,114 for associate degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Metropolitan College of New York.

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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