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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in North Carolina. In fact, 1,205 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in North Carolina to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our analysis found Stanly Community College to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

Of the 76 students majoring in education admin at Stanly Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Haywood Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in education admin at Haywood Community College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Alamance Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in North Carolina. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

Of the 21 students majoring in education admin at ACC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Richmond Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

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Southwestern Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Central Carolina Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Blue Ridge Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Blue Ridge Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Flat Rock.

Women make up 83% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#10

Surry Community College

Dobson, NC

Surry Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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