2024 Best Community College Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to popularity, community college education sits in the middle of the road, ranking #714 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for community college education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 degrees in community college education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Pick Your Community College Education Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Community College Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Community College Education in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the community college administration degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Community College Administration

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

42.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Ferris State University if you wish to pursue a degree in community college education. Ferris is a large public university located in the town of Big Rapids.More information about a degree in community college education from Ferris State University

2

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in community college education has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Stout. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie.More information about a degree in community college education from University of Wisconsin - Stout

Best Community College Education Colleges by State

Explore the best community college education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	915	28
Wisconsin	672	11

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Community College Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, Community College Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Community College Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	4,765
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	835
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	397
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	264
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	159
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	126
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	117
Urban Education & Leadership	96
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	91
Administration of Special Education	40

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

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