2023 Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Delaware County Community College to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. This medium-sized public school is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 81 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $18,610 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Delaware County Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Delaware County Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality in Pennsylvania.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 74 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $9,818 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,678 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
HACC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
HACC also took the #4 spot in our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s value ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Montco are $14,970 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $16,836 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Montco does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Montco also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
The excellent associate degree programs at Bucks County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Pennsylvania. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bucks County Community College are $13,298 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,131 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Bucks County Community College. In fact, around 57% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bucks County Community College also made our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #5.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. LCCC is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $12,060 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,841 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
LCCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Community College of Philadelphia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get an associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $12,744 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $18,375 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Community College of Philadelphia does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, the small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,052 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $24,043 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Clarion University does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Clarion University also made our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $15,270 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,399 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Northampton Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. This small public school is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edinboro are $15,062 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $20,315 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Edinboro does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 98% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get an associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Cal U are $15,726 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $27,033 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Cal U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Immaculata University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get an associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Immaculata are $27,750 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Immaculata. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Francis University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Saint Francis are $39,502 a year.
Saint Francis does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
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*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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