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2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,114 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 172nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, community organization and advocacy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,697 and had an average of $25,006 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 897 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,150 and $17,442 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 328 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community organization and advocacy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent community organization and advocacy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the community organization and advocacy 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 Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 173 associates’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

BMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 67 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,934 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Empire.

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#3

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Genesee Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Genesee Community College is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 29 associates’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Genesee Community College is $3,361 for middle atlantic region associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sullivan County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Loch Sheldrake, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s community organization degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree community organization students whose families make $0-$30k list, SUNY Sullivan has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Sullivan is $7,377 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan College of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s community organization degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

MCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan College of New York is $15,372 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Community Organization students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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%.

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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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