2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region
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General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,389 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 2,450 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 112 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,012 and $13,730 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region”.
Top 17 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, White Mountains Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Berlin, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full White Mountains Community College General Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Full York County Community College General Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region list. Tunxis Community College is located in Farmington, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Tunxis Community College General Education Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 22 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Maine Community College General Education Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashua Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Nashua Community College
Great Bay Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 11 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Great Bay Community College General Education Report
Eastern Maine Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Eastern Maine Community College
Central Maine Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region list. Central Maine Technical College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Maine Community College General Education Report
Manchester Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region list. Manchester Community College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at MCC
Quinebaug Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Danielson, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Education at Quinebaug Valley Community College
NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at NHTI
Cape Cod Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Cape Cod Community College is a small school located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts that handed out 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full Cape Cod Community College General Education Report
Bunker Hill Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking. BHCC is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full BHCC General Education Report
Three Rivers Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Norwich, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read more about General Education at Three Rivers Community College
Housatonic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Housatonic Community College is a public institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Housatonic Community College
Washington County Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region list. Washington County Community College is a public institution located in Calais, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Washington County Community College General Education Report
Community College of Vermont ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the New England Region list. Community College of Vermont is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Read full report on General Education at Community College of Vermont
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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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