2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 the Far Western US region, there were 9,343 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,178 and $31,486 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 125 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree education students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Heritage University

Toppenish, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$10,056 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Toppenish, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Heritage University also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Heritage University is $10,056 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Education students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Heritage University General Education Report

#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$8,914 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Portland Community College is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 2 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Portland Community College is $8,914 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Education students with aid.

Read full report on General Education at Portland Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (With Aid)

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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