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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region

35 Ranked Colleges
513 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region

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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 29,389 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,289 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 513 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region

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

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Keyser, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 17 students 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%.

Read full report on General Education at Potomac State College of West Virginia University

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Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Motlow State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region. Motlow is a medium-sized public school situated in Tullahoma, Tennessee. It awarded 27 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Motlow State Community College

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 126 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Education Report

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia State Community College is a small public school situated in Columbia, Tennessee. It awarded 19 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Columbia State Community College General Education Report

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roane State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Harriman, Tennessee, and it awarded 41 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Roane State Community College General Education Report

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Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee

With a ranking of #6, Cumberland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 15 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CU General Education Report

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, North Carolina

Campbell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbell is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 14 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Campbell University

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Walters State Community College
Morristown, Tennessee

Walters State Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morristown, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.

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Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, West Virginia

Davis & Elkins College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Elkins, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Davis & Elkins College General Education Report

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With a ranking of #10, Volunteer State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Volunteer State Community College

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Northeast State Community College
Blountville, Tennessee

Northeast State Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Blountville, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about General Education at Northeast State Community College

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Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia

Andrew College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Andrew College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cuthbert, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General Education at Andrew College

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Jackson State Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JSCC is a small public school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 7 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Jackson State Community College General Education Report

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Pellissippi State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Pellissippi State Community College General Education Report

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Chattanooga State Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Chattanooga State Community College

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Dyersburg State Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Dyersburg State Community College is a public institution located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Dyersburg State Community College General Education Report

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With a ranking of #17, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 18 students 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%.

Read more about General Education at Nashville State Community College

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 28 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about General Education at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, Virginia

With a ranking of #19, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. PVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 7 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

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 Piedmont Virginia Community College

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River Parishes Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gonzales, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full River Parishes Community College General Education Report

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia that handed out 9 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

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Southwest Tennessee Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Southwest Tennessee Community College General Education Report

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Delgado Community College
New Orleans, Louisiana

Delgado Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Delgado Community College General Education Report

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Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, Louisiana

Bossier Parish Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bossier City, Louisiana. It awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Bossier Parish Community College General Education Report

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Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Hialeah, Florida, and it awarded 3 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Florida National University - Main Campus

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