2025 Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #22 in popularity, child care provider/assistant is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for child care provider/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 associate degrees in child care provider/assistant during the 2022-2023 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 schools 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 the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Child Care Provider/Assistant in the Plains States Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for child care provider/assistant students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Child Care Provider/Assistant

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Des Moines Area Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in child care provider/assistant. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in child care provider/assistant has to take a look at Ozarks Technical Community College. OTC is a large public college located in the midsize city of Springfield.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from Ozarks Technical Community College

Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best child care provider/assistant schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	4
Missouri	210	41
Iowa	200	60
South Dakota	148	0
North Dakota	144	13

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Care & Support Services Management	153
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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