2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
A student has 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps 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 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Nebraska to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
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Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular school in Nebraska for students working on their associate degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Grand Island, Nebraska, and it awarded 695 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Central Community College is $3,210. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $4,590. Associate Degree recipients from Central Community College accumulate an average of $10,095 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 69% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 9 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,052 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Nebraska pay an average of $3,192 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Southeast Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $3,780. On average, associate degree students take out $17,475 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
Around 42% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great place for students working on their associate degree. MCC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,427 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Students from Nebraska who attend MCC full time pay an average of $3,195 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $4,680. Associate Degree recipients from MCC accumulate an average of $13,886 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 9 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school awarded 755 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
Students from Nebraska who attend Northeast full time pay an average of $3,750 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,010. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,887 in student loans. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent associate degree programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Nebraska. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in North Platte, Nebraska that handed out 301 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $3,420 in tuition and fees if they attend Mid-Plains Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $4,320. Associate Degree recipients from Mid-Plains Community College accumulate an average of $14,135 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Bellevue University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 11 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Bellevue University, expect to pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 95% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Nebraska Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree programs. Western Nebraska Community College is a small public school located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska that handed out 176 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Students from Nebraska who attend WNCC full time pay an average of $2,976 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $3,072. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Clarkson College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 41 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Associate Degree recipients from Clarkson College accumulate an average of $29,020 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Summit Christian College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Gering, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $7,236 to cover tuition and fees at Summit Christian College. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 41% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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