2022 Best Value Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa 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 Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Production Operations is the 1192nd most popular major in the country with 24 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 17 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,684 and $18,179 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural production operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production operations programs that also have a lower cost than 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 agricultural production operations program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

#1

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$8,067 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s ag production ops students in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,067 for Iowa Associate Degree Ag Production Ops students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

Read full report on Agricultural Production Operations at Kirkwood Community College

#2

Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$8,576 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ag Production Ops Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ellsworth Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 3 associates’s ag production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

Ellsworth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list. The yearly cost to attend Ellsworth Community College is $8,576 for Iowa Associate Degree Ag Production Ops students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ellsworth Agricultural Production Operations Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income $0-$30k)

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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