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.
Contact:
Brett Gershon, editor
Nonprofit Colleges Online
http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com
(763) 503-0162
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