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2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
444 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communications Technologies & Support is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 15,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,122 and had an average of $26,383 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,465 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,214 and $23,540 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 444 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications technologies and support programs and cost less that 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 communications technologies and support program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 44 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State is $4,292 for great lakes region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Cincinnati State Communications Technologies & Support Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 32 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWTC is $9,201 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Illinois College is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

SWIC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SWIC is $6,762 for great lakes region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. MATC is a fairly large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 28 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $8,353 for great lakes region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MATC.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UC Blue Ash College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Ash, Ohio that handed out 37 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $12,283 for great lakes region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College.

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#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Ferris State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ferris State University is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 15 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $10,521 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7 in overall quality

Ohio University - Lancaster Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is located in Lancaster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Lancaster, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $7,208 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus.

Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus Communications Technologies & Support Report

#8 in overall quality

Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 7 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Southern also took the #8 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $6,171 for great lakes region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ohio University - Southern Campus.

Full Ohio University - Southern Campus Communications Technologies & Support Report

#9

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Baker College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Baker College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,867 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baker College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#10

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

SAE Institute - Chicago landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SAE Institute - Chicago is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAE Institute - Chicago, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SAE Institute - Chicago is $23,900 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SAE Institute - Chicago Communications Technologies & Support 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%.

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  • *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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