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Top Business Associate Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best school in Iowa for business students working on their associate degree.
Associate Degree recipients from DMACC accumulate an average of $16,614 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at DMACC. In fact, around 63% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Students from Iowa who attend Kirkwood Community College full time pay an average of $5,308 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $7,072. Associate Degree recipients from Kirkwood Community College accumulate an average of $19,972 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Kirkwood Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $23,666 to cover tuition and fees at Waldorf. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, associate degree students take out $22,165 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Waldorf, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list.
In-state students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees if they attend NICC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,840.
Online courses are available at NICC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent associate degree programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Iowa.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Western Iowa Tech Community College is $4,802. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $4,826. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,167 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Western Iowa Tech Community College, 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 53% took at least some of their classes online.
Southwestern Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at SWCC is $6,060. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,270. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,617 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at SWCC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,417 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges. In fact, around 61% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- 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 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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