Campus News
Top Online College 2017
1/20/17
Minnesota West Community & Technical College has been named a 2017 Best Online College in America by bestcolleges.com for the third year in a row. Minnesota West is ranked third out of twenty-five accredited schools offering online Associate Degrees nationwide.
Bestcolleges.com states that, “online degree programs have outpaced traditional degree programs in terms of growth in the last decade, and, according to Babson, 70% of academic leaders say that online learning is now a fundamental part of their postsecondary institution’s long-term growth strategy.”
Using data collected from the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) and the institutions themselves, BestColleges.com included admissions, enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and cost of attendance to rank the top schools accordingly. All institutions included in the ranking are not-for-profit and offer at least three accredited, 100% online degree options.
View entire list of ranked institutions.
Top Online Associate Degree Institutions:
- Florida Institute of Technology – Online
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Minnesota West Community & Technical College
- Northcentral Technical College
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Thomas Edison State University
- Foothill College
- Excelsior College
- Pennsylvania State University - World Campus
- Liberty University
- Wake Technical Community College
- Northwest Iowa Community College
- Bismarck State College
- Shoreline Community College
- Western Wyoming Community College
- Surry Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Hodges University
- Southwestern Assemblies of God University
- Tiffin University
- West Kentucky Community and Technical College
- Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Hutchinson Community College
- Gateway Community and Technical College
- Allen Community College