2025 Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Early Childhood Education is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 455 associate degrees in early childhood education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School for Your Associate Degree

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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on early childhood education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other early childhood education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Early Childhood Education in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in early childhood education.

10 Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Child development

1

Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Quinsigamond Community College is a good decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in early childhood education. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Quinsigamond Community College

2

Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Springfield Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in early childhood education. STCC is a small public college located in the city of Springfield.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Springfield Technical Community College

3

Community College of Vermont
Montpelier, VT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Community College of Vermont if you wish to pursue an associate degree in early childhood education. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Community College of Vermont

4

Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Bunker Hill Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in early childhood education. BHCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Boston.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Bunker Hill Community College

5

Granite State College
Manchester, NH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

GSC is a small public college located in the midsize city of Manchester.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Granite State College

6

NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, NH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from NHTI-Concord’s Community College

7

Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield, ME

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public college located in the town of Fairfield.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Kennebec Valley Community College

8

Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Roxbury Community College is a small public college located in the city of Roxbury Crossing.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Roxbury Community College

9

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

SMCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of South Portland.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Southern Maine Community College

10

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

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

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges by State

Explore the best early childhood education schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	257	187
Connecticut	156	130
New Hampshire	114	69
Maine	94	75
Vermont	69	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	80
Elementary Education	67
Secondary Education	12
Teacher Education	4
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	1
Teacher Development & Methodology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.