by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Vermont Schools For The Money For Those Getting Aid for an Associate ranking - to help you make that decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 5 schools in Vermont, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Associate Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Community College of Vermont to be the best value (with aid) school for associate degrees in Vermont in this year’s ranking. Community College of Vermont is a medium-sized public school located in Montpelier, Vermont.
Not only is Community College of Vermont a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Vermont for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $11,994.
The quality degree programs at Northern Vermont University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Northern Vermont University has the honor of being ranked #3 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $17,086 a year.
A rank of #3 on our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont list means Vermont Technical College is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Randolph, Vermont, the school is a small public institution.
Vermont Technical College has the honor of being ranked #2 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $22,396 a year.
The quality degree programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont. Champlain College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Burlington, Vermont.
Not only is Champlain College a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $36,276.
A rank of #5 on our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont list means Landmark College is a great place for students working on their degree. Landmark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Putney, Vermont.
Landmark College has the honor of being ranked #5 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $60,406.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
