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2022 Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,600 people earned their degree in child care and support services management, making the major the 261st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 355 child care and support services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 184 child care and support services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in child care and support services management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child care and support services management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child care and support services management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child Care & Support Services Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Metropolitan Community College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s child care and support services management degrees to qualified students.

MCC also made our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College is $2,894 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care and Support Services Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full MCC Child Care & Support Services Management Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 9 associates’s child care and support services management degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College is $6,946 for plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southeast Community College Child Care & Support Services Management Report

#3

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. DCTC is a public institution located in Rosemount, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DCTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,042 for plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DCTC.

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#4

State Fair Community College

Sedalia, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, State Fair Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. State Fair Community College is a public institution located in Sedalia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $0-$30k list, State Fair Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for State Fair Community College is $3,801 for plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Child Care & Support Services Management at State Fair Community College

#5

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeast Tech is a small public school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 8 associates’s child care and support services management degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Tech is $12,596 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care and Support Services Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 6 associates’s child care and support services management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $9,092 for plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Child Care & Support Services Management at Southeast Missouri State 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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