Draper, UT -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/27/2019 -- EDsmart's ranking of the most affordable colleges is the most comprehensive and well-rounded to date. The ranking includes only fully accredited schools. Rankings are based primarily on affordability, while also considering student satisfaction, academic quality, and average post-attendance salaries for each school listed. Only schools with an average net price of less than $3,500 were considered for this ranking. All data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education.

"The colleges and universities on our list offer high quality education at an amazing price," said EDsmart's spokesperson. "In addition, these schools offer additional financial aid to most of their students by way of scholarships, fellowships, and student loans."

The EDsmart 2020 ranking for the Most Affordable Colleges ranks Berea College #1 for the most affordable college in the nation with CUNY Lehman College and CUNY Bernard M Baruch College following.

The complete alphabetical rankings are as follows:

Albany Technical College
Atlanta Technical College
Berea College
Canada College
Carl Sandburg College
Central Georgia Technical College
Chattahoochee Technical College
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Cleveland Community College
Coahoma Community College
College of San Mateo
College of the Mainland
College of the Sequoias
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
CUNY Brooklyn College
CUNY City College
CUNY Lehman College
Eastern Gateway Community College
Elizabeth City State University
Fort Peck Community College
Fresno City College
Frontier Community College
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
Glendale Community College
Grossmont College
Halifax Community College
Lanier Technical College
Lincoln Trail College
MiraCosta College
Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorpark College
Mt San Antonio College
New Mexico Military Institute
Northeast Alabama Community College
Olney Central College
Oxnard College
Palomar College
Pearl River Community College
Porterville College
Reedley College
Skyline College
South Georgia Technical College
South Texas College
Southeastern Technical College
Spartanburg Community College
Ventura College
Wabash Valley College
Wayne Community College
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Wytheville Community College

University response to EDsmart rankings has been very positive. Sharing the rankings on their websites and via social media has helped schools attract new students and excite existing students and alumni.

The rankings and data were produced for EDsmart, a leading higher education research organization. All evaluated data was gathered from IPEDs, U.S. Dept. of Higher Education, school websites, and other reputable sources.

The rankings have been published at https://www.edsmart.org/cheapest-affordable-colleges/

About EDsmart
EDsmart reviews publicly available data to produce independent ranking assessments of various educational programs, in addition to student guides and resources. The site is regularly updated by a committed team of writers and researchers, who produce college rankings and resources that will help prospective and current college students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice.

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