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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

14 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 7,730 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools

#1

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Our analysis found Campbell University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanly Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Haywood Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Haywood Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clyde.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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Vance-Granville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.

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#7

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Gaston College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Dallas.

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#8

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

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With a ranking of #9, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their associate degree. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury.

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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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