2025 Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Child Care & Support Services Management is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #73 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 153 associate degrees in child care & support services management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on child care & support services management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other child care & support services management students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child care & support services management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for child care & support services management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The child care and support services management 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 the Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Child Care & Support Services Management in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in child care & support services management.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Child Care and Support Services Management

1

Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in child care & support services management needs to look into Southeast Community College Area. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Lincoln.More information about a associate in child care & support services management from Southeast Community College Area

2

North Central Missouri College
Trenton, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

North Central Missouri College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in child care & support services management. NCMC is a small public college located in the town of Trenton.More information about a associate in child care & support services management from North Central Missouri College

Best Child Care & Support Services Management Colleges by State

Explore the best child care & support services management schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	16
Kansas	275	34
Missouri	210	47
Nebraska	163	38
South Dakota	148	13

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Child Care & Support Services Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Child Care & Support Services Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child Care and Support Services Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Care Provider/Assistant	114
Child Development	40
Developmental Services Worker	5
General Human Development & Family Studies	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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