2024 Best Associate Degree Schools in Vermont

It's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Vermont Colleges for an Associate ranking - to help you make that decision.

What's on This Page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Finding Your Best School Match

Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Vermont to determine which ones have the best associate degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. After all, your degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Taking Out Student Loans

Another factor that we look at to determine a school's ranking is the average debt load that students take on while they are working on their associate degree. Upon graduation, associate degree recipients from schools in Vermont have accumulated an average of $14,660 in student debt. The average debt load at a particular school may not be bad, but it's an important thing to consider in conjunction with post-graduation earnings.

More Ranking Factors That Are Important

Our Best Associate Degree Schools considers other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt. On a broad level, other factors that go into our rankings include such things as the demand of the school, the student body caliber, if the school has online options, and the educational resources provided by the school.

To learn more, visit our best colleges ranking methodology page.

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Top Associate Degree Schools in Vermont

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont

53 Associate Degrees Awarded

$48,148 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,503 Average Student Debt

Champlain College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for associate degrees in Vermont for overall quality. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 53 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Upon graduation, associate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $48,148 during the early years of their career. Associate students carry an average student debt load of about $25,503 after getting their degree.

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2

Vermont Technical College
Randolph, Vermont

279 Associate Degrees Awarded

$43,993 Average Early-Career Earnings

$16,832 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vermont Technical College. The school came in at #2 in Vermont on this year’s best associate degree schools ranking. This small public school is located in Randolph, Vermont, and it awarded 279 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

During the early years of their career, associate degree graduates from Vermont Tech make an average of $43,993 a year. Associate students carry an average student debt load of about $16,832 after getting their degree.

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3

Northern Vermont University
Johnson, Vermont

41 Associate Degrees Awarded

The excellent associate degree programs at Northern Vermont University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Vermont. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 41 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

Community College of Vermont
Montpelier, Vermont

426 Associate Degrees Awarded

$30,006 Average Early-Career Earnings

$12,048 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Vermont. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Associate Degree Schools in Vermont list. CCV is a medium-sized public school situated in Montpelier, Vermont. It awarded 426 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

During the early years of their career, associate degree graduates from CCV make an average of $30,006 a year. The average amount of student debt accumulated by associate students is $12,048.

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5

Landmark College
Putney, Vermont

55 Associate Degrees Awarded

$16,220 Average Early-Career Earnings

$13,125 Average Student Debt

Out of the 5 associate degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Landmark College landed the #5 spot on the list. Landmark College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Putney, Vermont. It awarded 55 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

During the early years of their career, associate degree graduates from Landmark College make an average of $16,220 a year. Associate students leave the school with an average of $13,125 in student loans. Average monthly loan payments are around $641 for a 10-year repayment plan.

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Notes and 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.