2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southeast Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 42,862 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,732 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 305 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The elementary teaching 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region”.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students.
Top 27 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University Mid-South. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. ASU Mid-South is located in West Memphis, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Elementary Education at ASU Mid-South
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small school located in Wesson, Mississippi that handed out 34 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Northeastern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Blytheville, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Arkansas Northeastern College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 full report on Elementary Education at EMCC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. Holmes Community College is a small school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 42 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Elementary Education at Holmes Community College
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Elementary Education at Itawamba Community College
Brenau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 19 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 full report on Elementary Education at Brenau
James Sprunt Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. James Sprunt Community College is a small public school situated in Kenansville, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Elementary Education at James Sprunt Community College
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Cossatot is a public institution located in De Queen, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Elementary Education at UA Cossatot
Mississippi Delta Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Delta Community College is a small school located in Moorhead, Mississippi that handed out 9 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Mississippi Delta Community College
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Hope, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Tri-County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Tri-County Community College is a small public school situated in Murphy, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Read more about Elementary Education at Tri-County Community College
Sampson Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sampson Community College is a public institution located in Clinton, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Sampson Community College
John Tyler Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Chester, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at John Tyler Community College
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Elementary Education at FTCC
Coahoma Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Clarksdale, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
Full Coahoma Community College Elementary Education Report
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
With a ranking of #18, Wilson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Wilson Community College is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 full report on Elementary Education at Wilson Community College
With a ranking of #19, Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Forsyth Tech Elementary Education Report
Cleveland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Cleveland Community College is a small public school situated in Shelby, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Cleveland Community College
Lynn University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Lynn University
Stanly Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stanly Community College is a small public school situated in Albemarle, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Stanly Community College Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #23, Pearl River Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Poplarville, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Pearl River Community College
McDowell Technical Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Marion, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Elementary Education at McDowell Technical Community College
Kentucky Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Kentucky Christian University is a small school located in Grayson, Kentucky that handed out 12 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Kentucky Christian University
Edgecombe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Edgecombe Community College is a public institution located in Tarboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s 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.
Full Edgecombe Community College Elementary Education Report
Blue Ridge Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Blue Ridge Community College
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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