by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 associate degrees in early childhood education during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of early childhood education for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for early childhood education students working on their associate degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in early childhood education.
Kennebec Valley Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in early childhood education. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public college located in the remote town of Fairfield.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Kennebec Valley Community College
Southern Maine Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in early childhood education. SMCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of South Portland.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Southern Maine Community College
It is difficult to beat Central Maine Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Central Maine Community College
Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 257 | 187 |
| Connecticut | 156 | 130 |
| New Hampshire | 114 | 69 |
| Vermont | 69 | 54 |
Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.
