2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Maine (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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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The 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 Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Maine (With Aid)

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 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 Getting Aid list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 22 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree Education students with aid.

Full SMCC General Education Report

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Maine Community College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s 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 estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Community College is $7,029 for maine associate degree education students with aid.

Full Central Maine Technical College General Education Report

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Wells, Maine, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

York County Community College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for Maine Associate Degree Education students with aid.

Read full report on General Education at York County Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region (With Aid)
• 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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