Nonprofit Colleges Online Publishes Ranking of Best Colleges for Online Associate Degrees

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit Colleges Online has published 'The 50 Best Colleges for Online Associate's Degrees' - the first in a new series of rankings highlighting high quality online graduate programs. (http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/best-online-associates-degrees/) This particular ranking focuses on the best places to pursue an associate's degree by utilizing a wide variety of publicly available data including: tuition rates; scores published by U.S. News and World Report; the percentage of full-time students receiving scholarship or grant aid from the school; the number of associate degree programs offered; and student-to-teacher ratios. All of these factors were considered together in a weighted methodology to build this ranking.

Placing first in the ranking is East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Mississippi. Allen Community College in Iola, Kansas, placed second, and St. Philip's College in San Antonio Texas placed third.

Other colleges and universities that made the ranking are listed below in alphabetical order.

Baker College - Flint, Michigan

Bethel University - St. Paul, Minnesota

Bismarck College - Bismarck, North Dakota

Central Texas College - Killeen, Texas

College of Southern Idaho - Twin Falls, Idaho

Colorado Mountain College - Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Crowder College - Neosho, Montana

Davenport University - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, Florida

Forsyth Technical Community College - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Gateway Community and Technical College - Florence, Kentucky

Goodwin College - East Hartford, Connecticut

Great Basin College - Elko, Nevada

Hawaii Pacific University - Honolulu, Hawaii

Holmes Community College - Goodman, Mississippi

Kansas City Kansas Community College - Kansas City, Kansas

Keiser University - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Laramie County Community College - Cheyenne, Wyoming

Lewis-Clark State College - Lewiston, Idaho

Liberty University - Lynchburg, Virginia

Madisonville Community College - Madisonville, Kentucky

Maysville Community and Technical College - Maysville, Kentucky

Mohave Community College - Colorado City, Arizona

North Central Missouri College - Trenton, Missouri

Northeast Community College - Norfolk, Nebraska

Northwest Mississippi Community College - Transparency, Mississippi

Odessa College - Odessa, Texas

Ohio Christian University - Circleville, Ohio

Owensboro Community and Technical College - Owensboro, Kentucky

Palo Alto College - San Antonio, Texas

Pamlico Community College - Grantsboro, North Carolina

Peirce College - Los Angeles, California

Peninsula College - Port Angeles, Washington

Pitt Community College - Greenville, North Carolina

Presentation College - Aberdeen, South Dakota

San Antonio College - San Antonio, Texas

Southwestern Assemblies of God University - Waxahachie, Texas

Stanly Community College - Albemarle, North Carolina

State Fair Community College - Sedalia, Missouri

SUNY Empire State College - Saratoga Springs, New York

Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno, Nevada

University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Alaska

University of Alaska Southeast - Juneau, Alaska

Vincennes University - Vincennes, Indiana

Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Wyoming Community College - Rock Springs, Wyoming

"Nonprofit Colleges Online strives to honor the schools that have raised the bar on standards for online learning," said Brett Gershon, site editor. "These schools are offering flexible online options of study that are not only affordable, but also provide a high degree of individual attention to student learning, a wide range of options of study that can meet the interests and aspirations of a wide range of students, and that have a reputation for academic quality." Gershon adds, "The schools featured in this ranking are going above and beyond in their online course offerings by creating flexible, accessible learning options that are competitive with more traditional on-campus programs."

Students Before Profits Award, nonprofitcollegesonline.com publishes reviews, and other resources to help prospective students learn about and connect with schools where they can get a quality online education that puts their needs and success first.

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Brett Gershon, editor
Nonprofit Colleges Online
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