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2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
351 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,068 people earned their degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, making the major the 318th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 476 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 351 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Steubenville, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 167 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Gateway Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Gateway Community College is $2,845 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 18 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $2,567 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Salem. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Salem, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State University at Salem also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $5,765 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kent State University at Salem.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is located in Blue Ash, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

UC Blue Ash College also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,883 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College.

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#5

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a public institution located in New Philadelphia, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State University at Tuscarawas also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $6,018 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas.

Full Kent State University at Tuscarawas Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#1 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 46 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,078 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

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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

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  • *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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