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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$10,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 4,373 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 391 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Oklahoma College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 41 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Oklahoma College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,474 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Northern Oklahoma College.

Read more about Elementary Education at Northern Oklahoma College

#2

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,115 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend San Juan College.

Full San Juan College Elementary Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Cochise County Community College District is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cochise College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cochise County Community College District is $6,228 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Cochise County Community College District

#4

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 29 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Glendale Community College

#5

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,165 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Arizona Western College.

Read more about Elementary Education at AWC

#6

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Rio Salado College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rio Salado College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,320 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Rio Salado College

#7

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#4 in overall quality

LeTourneau University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for LETU is $23,196 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at LeTourneau University

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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).
  • 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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