Three national organizations
published rankings of two-year colleges during the 2013 year. All three put Snow
College in the top 10 nationally—not 10%—top
10. By the way, there are about 1,200 two-year colleges in the country. And
as if this was not enough, when we look at the three ranking together it
becomes apparent that Snow College is the only school included in all three top
10 lists, making it arguably the best college in America!
I have prepared a chart, which
includes the top ten schools in each of these organizations. The schools
highlighted in gray are those included in only one of the ranking lists. The
schools in blue are found in two of the three lists. And the school in orange,
Snow College, is the only school included in all three lists.
CNN Money
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THE BEST SCHOOLS
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WASHINGTON MONTLY
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1. East San
Gabriel
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1. Walla Walla CC
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1. St. Paul College
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2. New Mexico
Military
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2. Santa Barbara CC
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2. North Florida CC
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3. Victor
Valley College
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3. Lake Area Technical
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3. North Dakota State
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4. USU
Eastern
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4.
East San Gabriel
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4. Wisconsin Indianhead
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5. North Central
Kansas
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5. New Mexico Military
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5. Lawson State CC
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6. Snow College
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6.
North Central Kansas
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6. Missouri-West Plains
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7.
Northwest Iowa CC
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7. Valencia College
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7. Western Wyoming CC
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8.
Southeast CC
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8. Snow College
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8. Capital Area Tech C
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9.
Georgia Military
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9. St. Paul College
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9.
Snow College
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10. De
Anza College
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10. Mayland CC
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10. N. Central Missouri C
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The first ranking this year was published
by CNN Money, the world’s largest business website and the online home of Fortune and Money magazines. CNN Money listed Snow College 6th in
the country for student success. This ranking is “based on the percentage of
students that graduated within three years or transferred to four-year
colleges.”[i] To my knowledge CNN Money is the first such organization to give Snow College a national ranking.
The Best Schools, a leading
resource for campus and online education, published the second ranking out this
year. The Best Schools placed Snow College 8th in the country. Like
CNN Money, this group included graduation and transfer rates in its
consideration. However, they added a number of other variables to the mix
including, “strong rates of employment, salaries and advancement for graduates
matched with workplace skill needs,” “policies and practices that result in
student diversity and success among low-income students and underrepresented
racial/ethnic groups, and “reasonable tuition costs, access to financial aid
resources and an emphasis on minimizing post-school debt.”[ii]
The final ranking published this
year was complied by the Washington Monthly in its September/October 2013
printed edition. Washington Monthly ranked Snow College 9th in
America, based on data from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement,
housed at the University of Texas at Austin, and U.S. Department of Education
measures of student retention and completion.[iii]
[iii]
This ranking can also be found at http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2013/community_rank.php
(accessed October 18, 2013)
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