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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Community College Administration Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 412 people earned their degree in community college education, making the major the 714th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 13 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Community College Administration Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in community college education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their community college education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Community College Administration Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Community College Administration Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Community College Administration Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National American University - Rapid City landed the #1 spot on the list. National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full National American University - Rapid City Community College Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community College Administration Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s community college administration students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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