2025 Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of child care provider/assistant. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 280 associate degrees in child care provider/assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

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 child care provider/assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other child care provider/assistant 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 child care provider/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for child care provider/assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Child Care Provider/Assistant in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for child care provider/assistant students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Child Care Provider/Assistant

1

City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in child care provider/assistant has to take a look at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Chicago.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

2

Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Lake Land College if you want to pursue an associate degree in child care provider/assistant. Lake Land College is a small public college located in the rural area of Mattoon.More information about a associate in child care provider/assistant from Lake Land College

Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child Care Provider/Assistant

Child Care Provider/Assistant is one of 10 different types of Human Development & Family Studies programs to choose from.

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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).
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