2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Teaching Students with Disabilities Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 23,838 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 79 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major” ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. That schools that top this list have a program in general special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major”.
Top 36 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Special Education
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. LCCC is a medium-sized school located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 associates’s teaching students with disabilities 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%.
Read more about General Special Education at Lehigh Carbon Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major. This medium-sized school is located in Batavia, Ohio, and it awarded 5 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UC Clermont College General Special Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taft College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major. This small school is located in Taft, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Taft College General Special Education Report
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s teaching students with disabilities 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 Special Education at Normandale Community College
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Frank Phillips College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Borger, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Frank Phillips College General Special Education Report
College of Southern Nevada ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 19 associates’s teaching students with disabilities 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%.
Read more about General Special Education at College of Southern Nevada
Community College of Rhode Island ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Community College of Rhode Island is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about General Special Education at Community College of Rhode Island
Snow College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 7 associates’s teaching students with disabilities 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 Special Education at Snow College
Itawamba Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at ICC
Northern Vermont University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Northern Vermont University General Special Education Report
Henry Ford College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2021-2022.
Full Henry Ford College General Special Education Report
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #12. RCSJ is located in Sewell, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus General Special Education Report
Diablo Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Diablo Valley College
Long Beach City College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Long Beach City College is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Long Beach City College General Special Education Report
Joliet Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Joliet Junior College
San Juan College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. San Juan College is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Special Education at SJC
Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College General Special Education Report
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Special Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Sinte Gleska University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Special Education at Sinte Gleska University
Oakton Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Des Plaines, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Special Education at Oakton Community College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public institution located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees 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 more about General Special Education at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
With a ranking of #15, Gogebic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Gogebic Community College is a small school located in Ironwood, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Gogebic Community College General Special Education Report
Vincennes University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 12 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Vincennes University
With a ranking of #15, Foothill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Foothill College is a public institution located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Foothill College
With a ranking of #15, Ridgewater College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Ridgewater College
Inver Hills Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Inver Hills Community College is a small school located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Inver Hills Community College
Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Wesson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Special Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
With a ranking of #15, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Twin Falls, Idaho, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full College of Southern Idaho General Special Education Report
With a ranking of #15, Catholic University of America did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Special Education at CUA
With a ranking of #15, Kankakee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This small school is located in Kankakee, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full Kankakee Community College General Special Education Report
With a ranking of #15, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Imperial, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
Full IVC General Special Education Report
St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 St Cloud Technical and Community College General Special Education Report
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching students with disabilities 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%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Century College
College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #15. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full College of Lake County General Special Education Report
