2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Maine, there were 182 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine”.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree general education students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree general education students list, SMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree General Education students.

Read full report on General Education at SMCC

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $7,029 for maine associate degree general education students per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

Full Central Maine Technical College General Education Report

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in Maine list. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

York County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend York County Community College is $8,359 for maine associate degree general education students.

Read more about General Education at York County Community College

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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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