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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Fayetteville Technical Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Out of the 60 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Of the 39 students majoring in education at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#4

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Out of the 60 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanly Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pitt Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Central Piedmont Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

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Haywood Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Haywood Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clyde.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 31% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at Forsyth Tech, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the state of North Carolina that almost earned our Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina award.

Rank College Location
11 Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC
12 Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC

Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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