2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 182 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,922 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 Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$8,902 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $8,902 for maine associate degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Education at SMCC

#2

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$5,865 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

York County Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $5,865 for Maine Associate Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Education at York County Community College

#3

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$5,385 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $5,385 for Maine Associate Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Education at Central Maine Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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