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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
522 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,978 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 522 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlesex County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex County College is $6,649 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students with aid.

Read full report on General Education at Middlesex County College

#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

LCCC also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $7,117 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students with aid per year to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College.

Full LCCC General Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Community College of Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCBC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $8,242 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students with aid per year to attend CCBC.

Read more about General Education at Community College of Baltimore County

#4

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,894 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students with aid per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Education at University of the District of Columbia

#5

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Brookdale Community College is a fairly large school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 122 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brookdale Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,156 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students with aid per year to attend Brookdale Community College.

Read more about General Education at Brookdale Community College

#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#3 in overall quality

SUNY Empire State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 25 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Empire is $12,142 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students with aid.

Full SUNY Empire General Education 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%.

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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