2024 Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Child Care Provider/Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 associate degrees in child care provider/assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to child care provider/assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of child care provider/assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child care provider/assistant related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Child Care Provider/Assistant in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in child care provider/assistant.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Child Care Provider/Assistant

1

Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Community College of Allegheny County is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in child care provider/assistant. CCAC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from Community College of Allegheny County

2

Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Harcum College is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in child care provider/assistant. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from Harcum College

Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	4
New Jersey	249	25
Maryland	221	33

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Child Care Provider/Assistant Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Child Care Provider/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Child Care Provider/Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	38
Child Care & Support Services Management	34
Adult Development & Aging	15
Child Development	12

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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