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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major

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Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 42,862 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,039 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major” ranking analyzed 193 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree elementary teaching students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education

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Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Blackfeet Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Browning, Montana, and it awarded 8 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Elementary Education at Blackfeet Community College

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College of the Marshall Islands
Majuro, Marshall Islands

Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Marshall Islands landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Majuro, Marshall Islands, and it awarded 44 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Elementary Education at College of the Marshall Islands

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Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University Mid-South landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in West Memphis, Arkansas, and it awarded 19 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Elementary Education at ASU Mid-South

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Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Child College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Box Elder, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full SCC Elementary Education Report

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Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Located in Espanola, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Elementary Education at Northern New Mexico College

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Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa, Oklahoma

Northern Oklahoma College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Northern Oklahoma College is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 33 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Northern Oklahoma College

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Elementary Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Located in Dover, Delaware, this fairly large public school handed out 100 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Elementary Education at Delaware Tech

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American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago, American Samoa

American Samoa Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. Pago Pago, American Samoa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Elementary Education at American Samoa Community College

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Dine College
Tsaile, Arizona

With a ranking of #10, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Located in Tsaile, Arizona, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Elementary Education at Dine College

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Laramie County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 28 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Elementary Education at Laramie County Community College

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Chesapeake College
Wye Mills, Maryland

Chesapeake College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. This small school is located in Wye Mills, Maryland, and it awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Elementary Education at Chesapeake College

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With a ranking of #13, Community College of Beaver County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. This small school is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Elementary Education at CCBC

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Northwest College
Powell, Wyoming

Northwest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #14. Northwest Community College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Northwest Community College Elementary Education Report

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Arkansas Northeastern College
Blytheville, Arkansas

Arkansas Northeastern College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. Arkansas Northeastern College is located in Blytheville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Arkansas Northeastern College

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Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

Butler Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Butler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 54 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Butler Community College Elementary Education Report

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Northeast Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 22 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Northeast Community College

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Western Wyoming Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. WWCC is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Western Wyoming Community College Elementary Education Report

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Murray State College
Tishomingo, Oklahoma

Murray State College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. Located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Murray State College

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Carl Albert State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #20. Carl Albert State College is a small school located in Poteau, Oklahoma that handed out 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Elementary Education at Carl Albert State College

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Wor-Wic Community College
Salisbury, Maryland

Wor-Wic Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Wor-Wic Community College is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Wor-Wic Community College Elementary Education Report

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Haskell Indian Nations University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #22. Haskell is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Haskell Indian Nations University

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Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, South Dakota

Oglala Lakota College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Oglala Lakota College

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Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Community College of Philadelphia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #24. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 62 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Community College of Philadelphia

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Montgomery County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 54 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Montgomery County Community College

Rest of the Best 29 in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major

Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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