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2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine

5 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You

With 151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #24 most popular major in Maine.

Today's 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maine to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the most popular school in Maine for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in education at SMCC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Education majors at SMCC take out an average of $14,630 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, education graduates from Eastern Maine Community College carry an average student debt load of $14,662.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means York County Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington County Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Calais, Washington County Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
Connecticut 368
New Hampshire 319
Rhode Island 64
Vermont 137

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 KOKUYO.

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