2023 Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Child development for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 32,920 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 134 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 75 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent early childhood education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Child development for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree vets studying child development.
Top 1 Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Child development for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.Among the 5,789 students enrolled at SMCC, 251 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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